Synonyms for false negative
false neg·a·tive

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. false negative

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1. Nancy Cappello:

   Of course you might be anxious. But I’d trade a false positive for a false negative any day.

2. Rob Enderle:

   That way it reduces the chances of a false negative and it will be virtually impossible for even Apple to break into the phone.

3. Paul Lee:

   One : those who' pass' may think that they are without evidence of eye disease though they may be' false negative' and might delay in seeking care with the development of symptoms, thinking that they had already had an eye exam, and, two, those under the care of an eye doctor may perceive a different situation than their doctor has described.

4. Kim Jeong-ki:

   RT-PCR tests boast an accuracy of 95%. This means that there still can be 2-5% of those cases that are detected false negative or false positive cases.

5. Robyn Meurant:

   The big fear has been that the market gets flooded with tests of unknown quality, or unknown performance, and with Ebola you need to know what are the limitations. A false negative has enormous implications. So does a false positive, so this is not a perfect test but... for a rapid test, (it is) not too bad at all.