artifactually

English

Etymology

artifactual +‎ -ly

Adverb

artifactually (not comparable)

  1. With reference to artifacts
  2. (medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
    The weight measurements in the first run were artifactually high because of a tare weight error.
    Some histopathologic details were artifactually obscured by the staining.

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