false negative
Overlooked actual case
A false negative is a test result that wrongly indicates the absence of something actually present.
In medical screening, a false negative means a disease goes undetected: The test returned a false negative, missing her early-stage cancer.
In computing, it means failing to flag something that should have been caught.
Contrast with false positive.
Condition not correctly identified
- undiagnosedNot yet medically named
- asymptomaticDiseased without outward signs
- nonreactiveChemically inactive substance
- undetectedNot discovered yet
overlooked · misinterpretation · delayed diagnosis · misread · inconclusive · window period · viral load · cleared
Evaluative examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- detectionAct of finding something
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- resultWhat follows a cause
sensitivity · specificity · accuracy · assay · biomarker · PCR · antigen · antibody
Care given after postponement
- disease progressionHow illness worsens over time
- spreadTo distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
complacency · missed opportunity · underreporting · public health · contact tracing · quarantine · isolation
missed diagnosis
Condition not correctly identified
- undiagnosedNot yet medically named
- asymptomaticDiseased without outward signs
- nonreactiveChemically inactive substance
undetected · overlooked · misinterpretation · delayed diagnosis · misread · inconclusive · window period · viral load · cleared · all-clear
test
Evaluative examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- detectionAct of finding something
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
result · sensitivity · specificity · accuracy · assay · biomarker · PCR · antigen · antibody · validation
delayed treatment
Care given after postponement
- disease progressionHow illness worsens over time
- spreadTo distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
outbreak · complacency · missed opportunity · underreporting · public health · contact tracing · quarantine · isolation
- misdiagnoses
- diagnostic errorsmisdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, delayed diagnosis, overdiagnosis, underdiagnosis
- drug testingdrug testing, drug test, drug screen, drug screens, drug screening
- ML errorsoverfitting, underfitting, misclassification, type I error, type II error
- perimetryperimetry, peripheral vision, blind spot test
- email securityspam folder, spam, spam filters, email filter, encryption
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