criteria

criterion

[krītir′ē·ən] pl. criteria

Etymology: Gk, kriterion, a means for judging

a standard or rule by which something may be judged, such as a health condition, or a diagnosis established. Criteria are sets of rules or principles against which something may be measured, such as health care practices.

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criteria (krītēr´ē),

n.pl predetermined rules or guidelines for dental care, developed by dental professionals relying on professional expertise, prior experience, and the professional literature, with which aspects of actual instances of dental care may be compared.
Explicit criteria are predetermined, specific, and measurable;
implicit criteria are implied or understood but not directly expressed.

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criteria

Medtalk 1. A set of rules for assessing or categorizing a thing 2. A listing of the signs and symptoms of a disease. See Exclusion criteria, Harvard criteria, Inclusion/exclusion criteria, Initial peer review criteria, Light's criteria, Pittsburgh criteria, Release criteria, Sequestration criteria, Transfusion criteria, Witherspoon criteria.

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Patient discussion about criteria.

Q. what are the criteria for fibromyalgia. Am I affected by fibromyalgia? I am at a loss to conclude because many say different symptoms and signs of fibromyalgia. So what are the criteria for fibromyalgia?

A. There is a lab test called hypervitamintosis D which my help you find the answer. Go to http://www.curemyth1.org