misdiagnose
verb
mis·di·ag·nose ˌmis-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs 
-ˌnōz,
ˌdī-ig-ˈnōs,
-ˈnōz,
-əg-
misdiagnosed; misdiagnosing
transitive verb
: to diagnose (someone or something) incorrectly
… babesiosis is often missed or misdiagnosed as malaria or flu.
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Word History
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
misdiagnose
transitive verb
mis·di·ag·nose (ˈ)mis-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz
misdiagnosed; misdiagnosing
: to diagnose incorrectly
misdiagnose
verb
as in to overdiagnose
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- overdiagnose
- underdiagnose
- camouflage
- conceal
- disguise
- hide
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- diagnose
- identify
- distinguish
- pinpoint
- find
- single (out)
- determine
- finger
- recognize
- locate
- ID
- pick out
- spot
- place
- the lull before the storm
- the Madonna
- the Mafia
- the maghrib
- the Magi
- the mails
- the mains
- the mainstream
- the major leagues
- the majors
- the making of
- the man
- the man in the street
- the man of the house
- the man on the Clapham omnibus
- the man upstairs
- the many
- the Marine Corps
- the Marines
- the maritimes
- the mass of
- the masses
- the matter
- the mccoy
- the mearns