Medical Definition of False-positive reaction

1. An erroneous or mistakenly positive response. Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of False-positive Reaction

fallstreak
fallstreaks
fallthrough
fallthroughs
fallway
fallways
falness
falsaries
falsary
false
false-friend
false-heart
false-hearted
false-memory syndrome
false-negative reaction
false-positive reaction (current term)
false Becke line
false acacia
false action
false agglutination
false alarm
false albuminuria
false alumroot
false anaemia
false analogy
false aneurysm
false angina
false ankylosis
false asphodel
false attack

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