false-positive

[ fawls-poz-i-tiv ]

/ ˈfɔlsˈpɒz ɪ tɪv /

noun Also false positive .

Medicine/Medical.

a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis.
a person who receives this test result.

any screening test result that incorrectly detected or classified a person or thing: A false-positive at the airport could cause you to miss your flight.
a person or thing identified by such a test.

adjective

pertaining to or being a false-positive: The test has a false-positive rate of 4%.

Compare false-negative.

Words nearby false-positive

false neuroma, false pain, false pelvis, false pond, false position, false-positive, false-positive reaction, false pregnancy, false pretences, false pretenses, false relation

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British Dictionary definitions for false-positive

false positive

noun

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

a person from whom such a result is obtained

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Medical definitions for false-positive

false positive

n.

A positive test result in a subject that does not possess the attribute for which the test is being conducted.

Other words from false positive

false′-pos•i•tive adj.

单词	false-positive
释义	false-positive [ fawls-poz-i-tiv ] / ˈfɔlsˈpɒz ɪ tɪv / noun Also false positive . Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result. any screening test result that incorrectly detected or classified a person or thing: A false-positive at the airport could cause you to miss your flight. a person or thing identified by such a test. adjective pertaining to or being a false-positive: The test has a false-positive rate of 4%. Compare false-negative. Words nearby false-positive false neuroma, false pain, false pelvis, false pond, false position, false-positive, false-positive reaction, false pregnancy, false pretences, false pretenses, false relation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for false-positive false positive noun a result in a medical test that wrongly indicates the presence 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-positive false positive n. A positive test result in a subject that does not possess the attribute for which the test is being conducted. Other words from false positive false′-pos•i•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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