Diagnostics tests are often described by their sensitivity and specificity for a specific disease or disorder, which indicates how likely a test is able to detect a particular disease without producing an erroneous result. Research the terms

sensitivity and specificity and explain which one refers to the ability to detect a disease and which refers to the ability to distinguish a disease.

Sensitivity refers to the ability to detect a given condition or disease. This term describes how likely the test is to pick up all occurrences of the disease. Specificity refers to the ability to distinguish a disease from other diseases, or the ability to detect individuals without the condition or disease.