Medical Dictionary

false–negative

adj

Medical Definition of FALSE-NEGATIVE

:  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 noun

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