False negative - False negative

Japanese: 疑陰性 - ぎいんせい
False negative - False negative

…In other words, if the area can be sampled, a correct diagnosis can be made, but if not, an incorrect diagnosis may be made. In the latter case, a false negative is called a false negative, and in the case of malignant lesions such as cancer, this is extremely serious. The drawback of this method is the false negative, and since a biopsy is the final histopathological diagnosis, the significance of a false negative is extremely great. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "false negative" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち,その個所を採取できた場合は正しい診断を下しうるが,そうでない場合は誤った診断を下す可能性がある。後者の場合,誤って陰性の診断を下すという意味で〈疑陰性false negative〉と呼び,癌のような悪性病変の場合,きわめて重大である。本法の欠点はこの疑陰性にあり,生検は病理組織学的な最終診断であるだけに,疑陰性のもつ意味はきわめて大きいといわざるをえない。…

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