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False-negative

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• False-negative reaction

  false-negative reaction n. An erroneous or mistakenly negative response.

• Falseness

  [fawls] /fɔls/ adjective, falser, falsest. 1. not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement. 2. uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness. 3. not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend. 4. tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive: a false impression. 5. not genuine; counterfeit. 6. based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, […]

• False pain

  false pain n. A uterine contraction, preceding and sometimes resembling a true labor pain, but distinguishable from it by the lack of progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix.

• False position

  noun 1. a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests

• False-positive

  [fawls-poz-i-tiv] /ˈfɔlsˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/ noun, Also, false positive 1. Medicine/Medical. 2. adjective 3. pertaining to or being a false-positive: The test has a false-positive rate of 4%. noun, adjective See false positive

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