UNDESIRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does undesired mean? 

• UNDESIRED (adjective)
  The adjective UNDESIRED has 1 sense:

1. not desired

  Familiarity information: UNDESIRED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDESIRED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not desired

Synonyms:

undesired; unsought

Context example:

an undesired result

Similar:

unwanted (not wanted; not needed)

 Context examples 

The duration of time from initial contact with a substance until the appearance of undesired symptoms.

(Length of Time between Product Exposure and Onset of Adverse Event Symptom, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with an undesired material change in shape or property caused by external forces.

(Deformation of Medical Device Material, Food and Drug Administration)

Issue associated with any undesired acoustic energy or vibration that tends to interfere with the operation of the device.

(Ambient Noise in Medical Device Environment, Food and Drug Administration)

Issue associated with an undesired movement of device and/or device components, related to its movement away from or dislodging from a source.

(Migration of Medical Device or Device Component, Food and Drug Administration)

Specifically it refers to the selective removal of a population of undesired cells through recognition and elimination of cells bearing the specified characteristics.

(Negative Selection, NCI Thesaurus)

An undesired change to the shape of an object, or to inaccurately alter the meaning of a concept.

(Distortion, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with an undesired streak, pattern, and/or a noticeable change in color from the rest of the materials used in device construction.

(Discolored Medical Device Material, Food and Drug Administration)

Issue associated with an undesired bulge, bend, bow, kink, or wavy condition observed in the device material resulting from compressive stresses.

(Buckled Medical Device Material, Food and Drug Administration)

Issue associated with the undesired characterization of congealing, solidifying, thickening, curdling.

(Coagulation in Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)

Issue associated with the undesired introduction of impurities to a device, or the insufficient removal of any visible soil, foreign material or organism deposits on the external surfaces, crevices, and joints of a device by a mechanical and/or manual process intended to render the device sterile, safe for handling, and/or for further processes to decontaminate.

(Cleaning Disinfecting or Sterilization Problem during Medical Device Use, Food and Drug Administration)