- false-negative test result
- A test result that indicates that a person does not have a specific disease or condition when the person actually does have the disease or condition.
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false-negative test result
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false-negative — adj relating to or being an individual or a test result that is erroneously classified in a negative category (as of diagnosis) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures compare FALSE POSITIVE false negative n * * * false neg·a·tive… … Medical dictionary
False negative — A result that appears negative but fails to reveal a situation. An example of a false negative: a particular test designed to detect cancer of the toenail is negative but the person has toenail cancer. * * * 1. A test result that erroneously… … Medical dictionary
false negative — noun a) A result of a test that shows as absent something that is present. A false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment. b) type II error … Wiktionary
false-negative — /fawls neg euh tiv/, n. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. Cf. false positive. * * * … Universalium
false-negative — /fawls neg euh tiv/, n. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. Cf. false positive … Useful english dictionary
false negative — false positive/negative/ phrase an incorrect result of a scientific test One of the biggest complaints about current tests is that they give false positive results. Thesaurus: scientific research and relating to scientific researchhyponym… … Useful english dictionary
Negative predictive value — In statistics and diagnostic testing, the negative predictive value (NPV) is a summary statistic used to describe the performance of a diagnostic testing procedure. It is defined as the proportion of subjects with a negative test result who are… … Wikipedia
Test, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory — A blood test for syphilis. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory is commonly abbreviated VDRL. A negative ( nonreactive ) VDRL is compatible with a person not having syphilis. However, a person may a negative VDRL and still have syphilis since, in … Medical dictionary
false-positive — adj relating to or being an individual or a test result that is erroneously classified in a positive category (as of diagnosis) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures <a false positive pregnancy test> compare false negative… … Medical dictionary
Heterophile antibody test — The test is sensitive for heterophile antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to EBV infection. The monospot test, a form of the heterophile antibody test,[1] is a rapid test for infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr… … Wikipedia
