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gold standard, 1 an accepted test that is assumed to be able to determine the true disease state of a patient regardless of positive or negative test findings or sensitivities or specificities of other diagnostic tests used. 2 an acknowledged measure of comparison of the superior effectiveness or value of a particular medication or other therapy as compared with that of other drugs or treatments. gold a chemical element, atomic number 79, atomic weight 196.967, symbol Au. See Table 6. Gold and many of its compounds are used in human medicine and occasionally in veterinary medicine. See also chrysotherapy. gold-198 a radioisotope of gold having a half-life of 2.7 days and emitting gamma and beta radiation. Symbol 198Au. gold colloid scintiscan see scintiscan. gold dust a disease of aquarium fish caused by the flagellate protozoon Oodinium limnecicum. Affected fish develop a varnished look caused by a very heavy infestation of the protozoa on the skin and die within a few days. gold standard the ultimate standard to which all endeavors aspire. gold standard Criterion standard The best or most successful diagnostic or therapeutic modality for a condition, against which new tests or results and protocols are compared. See Standard of practice, Practice guidelines. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Governments throughout the world, with the United States at the lead, celebrated their liberation from the discipline of the gold exchange standard by printing money with abandon. The monetary reform of 1923 and the creation of the new stabilizing Rentenmark--"backed by the real estate of the Reich"--paved the way for the establishment of a new currency, the "Reichsmark," which was based on the gold exchange standard. In May 1931, a run on the Kreditanstalt, the largest Austrian bank, initiated the final defense of the gold exchange standard in Britain. |
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