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<p>A medical test is a <a href="/facts/Medical_procedure/0TdEJQkM">medical procedure</a> performed to <a href="/facts/Screening_(medicine)/YhrXum3t">detect</a>, <a href="/facts/Medical_diagnosis/J47rvb0p">diagnose</a>, or <a href="/facts/Monitoring_(medicine)/cTc3d1j5">monitor</a> diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, or to determine a course of treatment. Medical tests such as, physical and visual exams, <a href="/facts/Diagnostic_imaging/pL6JyJEp">diagnostic imaging</a>, genetic testing, chemical and cellular analysis, relating to <a href="/facts/Clinical_chemistry/HeW1kbmS">clinical chemistry</a> and <a href="/facts/Molecular_diagnostics/sxaTFsgE">molecular diagnostics</a>, are typically performed in a <a href="/facts/Medical_laboratory/ov10GjQD">medical setting</a>. </p>