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clinical judgment

analysis, evaluation, or prediction of the presenting signs and symptoms in an individual with a disease, disorder, dysfunction, or impairment. It includes assessing the appropriateness of particular treatments and the degree or likelihood of clinical improvement. These conclusions are derived from the expert knowledge of health or mental health professionals, as opposed to conclusions drawn from actuarial tables or statistical methods.

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norm of reaction

norm of reaction

all possible phenotypic outcomes, or observable characteristics of an individual, that could theoretically result from a given genotype in relation to its environment. See gene–environment interaction.