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false-negative

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false-neg⋅a⋅tive

[fawls-neg-uh-tiv]
–noun
Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding.
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Main Entry:  false-negative
Part of Speech:  n, adj
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Main Entry: false–negative
Function: adjective
: relating to or being an individual or a test result that is erroneously classified in a negative category (as ofdiagnosis) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures —compare FALSE-POSITIVEfalse negative noun
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