单词 | false negative |
释义 | > as lemmasfalse negative false negative n. a test result that incorrectly appears to indicate the absence of a condition or characteristic which is actually present. ΚΠ 1972 ABA Jrnl. Aug. 816/2 Failures in spotting potential offender—the false negatives— would be exposed. 1994 D. S. T. Nicholl Introd. Genetic Engin. xii. 228 A test such as this, where no positive result is obtained even though the individual is infected, is a false negative. 2003 Family Circle 13 May 120/2 Such results are called a ‘false negative’, meaning you really do have Lyme disease, even though the blood test is negative. < as lemmas |
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