false-negative

[ fawls-neg-uh-tiv ]
/ ˈfɔlsˈnɛg ə tɪv /

noun Also false negative.

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding.
  2. a person who receives this test result.
  1. any screening test result that failed to detect a person or thing being sought: Let's hope the new body scanner doesn't give us any false-negatives.
  2. a person or thing that is missed by such a test: Retrain your spam filter if you’re getting too many false-negatives in your inbox.

adjective

pertaining to or being a false-negative.
Compare false-positive.

Words nearby false-negative

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British Dictionary definitions for false negative

false negative

noun

a result in a medical test that wrongly indicates the absence of the condition being tested for
a person from whom such a result is obtained

Medical definitions for false negative

false negative

n.

A negative test result when the attribute for which the subject is being tested actually exists in that subject.

Other words from false negative

false′-neg′a•tive adj.