false-negative

[ fawls-neg-uh-tiv ]

/ ˈfɔlsˈnɛg ə tɪv /

noun Also false negative .

Medicine/Medical.

a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding.
a person who receives this test result.

any screening test result that failed to detect a person or thing being sought: Let's hope the new body scanner doesn't give us any false-negatives.
a person or thing that is missed by such a test: Retrain your spam filter if you’re getting too many false-negatives in your inbox.

adjective

pertaining to or being a false-negative.

Compare false-positive.

Words nearby false-negative

false labor, false membrane, false-memory syndrome, false miterwort, false move, false-negative, false-negative reaction, false neuroma, false pain, false pelvis, false pond

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British Dictionary definitions for false-negative

false negative

noun

a result in a medical test that wrongly indicates the absence of the condition being tested for

a person from whom such a result is obtained

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Medical definitions for false-negative

false negative

n.

A negative test result when the attribute for which the subject is being tested actually exists in that subject.

Other words from false negative

false′-neg′a•tive adj.

单词	false-negative
释义	false-negative [ fawls-neg-uh-tiv ] / ˈfɔlsˈnɛg ə tɪv / noun Also false negative . Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result. any screening test result that failed to detect a person or thing being sought: Let's hope the new body scanner doesn't give us any false-negatives. a person or thing that is missed by such a test: Retrain your spam filter if you’re getting too many false-negatives in your inbox. adjective pertaining to or being a false-negative. Compare false-positive. Words nearby false-negative false labor, false membrane, false-memory syndrome, false miterwort, false move, false-negative, false-negative reaction, false neuroma, false pain, false pelvis, false pond Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for false-negative false negative noun a result in a medical test that wrongly indicates the absence of the condition being tested for a person from whom such a result is obtained Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for false-negative false negative n. A negative test result when the attribute for which the subject is being tested actually exists in that subject. Other words from false negative false′-neg′a•tive adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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