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false-positive test result

a false-positive test result is one that appears to detect a disease or condition when in fact it is not present. a false-positive test result may thus suggest that a person has the disease or condition when they do not.

for example, a false-positive pregnancy test result would be one that appears to detect the substance (human chorionic gonadotropin) that would confirm pregnancy, when in reality the person is not pregnant.

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