单词 | misdiagnosis |
释义 | misdiagnosisn. (The action of making) an incorrect diagnosis. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > [noun] > diagnosis > specific self-diagnosis1858 autodiagnosis1893 misdiagnosis1946 underdiagnosis1966 1946 Econ. Jrnl. 56 692 The attempt to prevent the consequential price adjustment is a misdiagnosis. 1949 G. Ryle Concept of Mind iv. 105 Such misdiagnoses are more common in children than in grown-ups. 1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 28 Feb. 28/5 This is a depressingly high rate of misdiagnosis. 1982 E. Simpson Poets in their Youth iii. 68 I knew nothing of neurology, but I felt certain that a misdiagnosis had been made. 1993 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. 80 8/2 Linkage studies using DNA markers at present show a 3 per cent risk of misdiagnosis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946 |
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