positive test
Presence has indicated
A positive test is one that confirms the presence of what's being tested for—a disease, substance, or condition.
The result indicates detection: She got a positive test for strep throat.
In software development, a positive test verifies that a system does what it should under normal conditions, as opposed to negative tests that check how it handles errors or invalid input.
- resultWhat follows a cause
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- detectedNoticed or found
two pink lines · HIV · screening · lab · specimen · sample · strip · false · accurate · reactive · bloodwork · swab · urine · clinic · waiting room · waiting · anxious · relief
- drug testingdrug screen, drug screens, drug screening, urinalysis, pre-employment screening
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- Pregnancy Symptomsmorning sickness, baby bump, cravings, nausea, fatigue
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- Early Pregnancyconception, implantation, embryo, morning sickness, hCG
- Anti-DopingWADA, banned substances, NADA, doping control, doping violation
positive testnegative test
Outcome showing no detection
negative result · negative · non-reactive · undetected · false negative
positive testclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
all clear · cleared · in the clear · good news · disease-free
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