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伪阴性

wěi yīn xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
false negative
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5983025e9f8867f1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

偽陰性 伪阴性 [wei3 yin1 xing4] /false negative/

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Other forms in these source records: 偽陰性

  • 伪
    wěi

    false / fake / forged / bogus / (prefix) pseudo- / Taiwan pr. [wèi]

  • 阴
    yīn

    overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia

    Yīn

    surname Yin

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.