detectable

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detect
verb[ T ]
us/dɪˈtekt/
to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear or to discover something, esp. using a special method:
Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.
X-ray procedures can detect a tumor when it is still small.

detectable

adjectiveus/dɪˈtek·tə·bəl/
There has been no detectable change in the patient’s condition.

detection

noun[ U ]us/dɪˈtek·ʃən/
These tests can result in the early detection of disease.

detector

noun[ C ]us/dɪˈtek·tər/
Motion detectors help monitor elderly residents who live alone.

Examples of detect

detect
In the preserved specimens its presence could not be detected.
No spot was detected in the lungstage larvae.
No signal was detected at 405 nm within a range of y5 nm at y810 nm.
Interestingly, no amorphous intermediate is detected beside the isolated virus and microcrystals.
The directionality of the microtubules could easily be detected, and 8 nm stepping of peroxisomes by kinesin and dynein was observed.
However, personally detecting mental health problems did not necessarily translate into anything further.
We can find the vehicle by detecting of the density cavitons.
Among the psychiatric referrals, neuropsychiatric conditions associated with adverse drug reactions are sometimes detected.
Although this enzyme was detected in crude microsomal membrane preparations from epimastigote and trypomastigote forms, its subcellular localization has not been defined.
No association between the subjective pain score and any measure of time perception could be detected.
No significant difference was detected in overall quality of life after whole-brain radiotherapy.
Significant thalamic changes were detected for both cerebellar hemispheres.
The low concentration detected by the field test kit could be attributed to the high moisture content or sample heterogeneity.
Despite this potential artefact, no ' step-up ' increase was detected.
The problem of detecting changes in the incidence of schizophrenia.
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