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UNDETERMINED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does undetermined mean?
• UNDETERMINED (adjective)
The adjective UNDETERMINED has 3 senses:
1. not yet having been ascertained or determined
2. not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
3. not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
Familiarity information: UNDETERMINED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not yet having been ascertained or determined
Context example:
of undetermined species
Similar:
unexplained (not explained)
Antonym:
determined (having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
Synonyms:
indeterminate; undetermined
Context example:
an indeterminate future
Similar:
cost-plus (determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit)
open-ended (allowing for a spontaneous response)
Also:
uncertain (not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown)
inconclusive (not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question)
indeterminable; undeterminable (not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
Synonyms:
open; undecided; undetermined; unresolved
Context example:
our lawsuit is still undetermined
Similar:
unsettled (still in doubt)
Context examples
A neuroendocrine neoplasm arising from enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal tract and (less common) the bronchi with undetermined malignancy status.
(Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A rare genetic disorder with an undetermined pattern of inheritance affecting mostly females.
(Coffin-Siris Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
(MGUS, NCI Dictionary)
Up to 25% of cases of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) progress to a B-cell malignancy or myeloma.
(Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, NCI Thesaurus)
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance is the most common abnormal finding in a Pap test.
(Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, NCI Dictionary)
Human BRCATA is located in the vicinity of 11q23 and the length is currently undetermined.
(BRCATA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called AGUS and atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance.
(Atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance, NCI Dictionary)
Also called atypical glandular cells of uncertain significance and atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance.
(AGUS, NCI Dictionary)
Also called atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance.
(ASCUS, NCI Dictionary)
A odontogenic neoplasm arising from the epithelial component of the embryonic tooth of undetermined malignancy status.
(Ameloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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