A false positive from a cancer screening test will unnecessarily frighten a healthy person, a false negative will deprive them of timely treatment.
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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
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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
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 — A negative assay result that should have been positive … Glossary of Biotechnology
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
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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 … English dictionary of cancer terms
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
