False negative: A result that appears negative when it should not. An example of a false negative would be if a particular test designed to detect cancer returns a negative result but the person actually does have cancer.
False labor: Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the last two months before full term. These contractions...
False positive: A result that indicates that a given condition is present when it is not. An example of a false positive would be if a particular test designed to...
False vocal cord: A fold of mucous membrane covering muscle in the larynx. The false vocal cord separates the ventricle of the larynx from the vestibule of the larynx. Also...
Labor, false: Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the last two months before full term. These contractions...
Negative, false: A result that appears negative when it should not. An example of a false negative would be if a particular test designed to detect cancer...
Positive, false: A result that indicates that a given condition is present when it is not. An example of a false positive would be if a particular test designed to...