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neg

neg

1 8.9
A test result that shows no sign of a disease
  • adjective
  • /nɛg/
  • Informal
translation icon : negativo
  • In the latest review, the patient's results were neg, a good sign for her recovery.

And so how many days has retail been a neg or a net?

Examples

  • After the screening, we were relieved to hear that all checks were neg.

  • Well, in an HIV negative mother, it's unlimited.

  • It it's GDP is negative, it's shrinking.

  • We don't at the moment because there's no way of knowing exactly what that false negative rate is.

  • The test result came back neg, meaning no infection was detected.

Synonyms

negative
vsneg
  • Specialized
180 3.7

Not showing a disease or condition in a test

is an informal abbreviation used to report that kind of test result
unpositive
vsneg
  • Specialized
7.7

A test result that shows no sign of the condition

is an informal short form used when noting such a result
nonreactive
vsneg
  • Specialized
4.8

Shows no sign of infection or disease in a medical test

is a casual abbreviated label used to say a test found nothing
nonpositive
vsneg
  • Specialized
6.5

Not greater than zero, including negative numbers

is an informal term for test results not a numeric category

Antonyms

positive
  • Specialized
373 4.1

Shows that a disease or substance is present

Surface Forms

neg positive

Etymology

Neg is a short form of negative, from an old Latin word meaning 'to say no'. So when a test is neg, it means the result is 'not detected' or there is 'no' sign of the thing being tested.