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• negative patient care outcome —    death    Medical jargon. The phrase could be taken to mean that a test has proved the absence of infection …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• negative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 denial PHRASES ▪ in the negative ▪ She answered the question in the negative. 2 developed photographic film ADJECTIVE ▪ original …   Collocations dictionary

• negative — negatively, adv. negativeness, negativity, n. /neg euh tiv/, adj., n., adv., v., negatived, negativing, interj. adj. 1. expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question. 2. refusing consent, as to a proposal: a… …   Universalium

• negative — neg•a•tive [[t]ˈnɛg ə tɪv[/t]] adj. n. adv. v. tived, tiv•ing, interj. 1) expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question[/ex] 2) refusing consent, as to a proposal: a negative reply to my request[/ex] 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary

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• test — test1 W1S1 [test] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(exam)¦ 2¦(medical)¦ 3¦(machine/product)¦ 4¦(difficult situation)¦ 5 put somebody/something to the test 6¦(sport)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pot for testing metals , f …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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