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False Negative

Noun

A person or test result that is incorrectly classified as negative (as for the presence of a health condition) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures

A false negative, in medical lingo, is a screening test that says "no cancer" when all the while a cancer is, in fact, growing undetected.

Sanskrit equivalent

त्रुटियुक्तपरिणामः

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