Nondetection

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A failure to detect; a negative result countable, uncountable

    "Nondetection or nonnotification of cancer has been shown to be most common among patients older than 75 years at the time of diagnosis."

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"Nondetection or nonnotification of cancer has been shown to be most common among patients older than 75 years at the time of diagnosis."

Etymology

From non- + detection.

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