artifactually
advEtymology From artifactual + -ly.
1
With reference to artifacts
2
Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
Medical imaging or laboratory testing
- 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.
- Related terms
- artifactual