misdiagnose
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of misdiagnose
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There are situations in which doctors can misdiagnose people with TB.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
This difference may help explain why clinicians sometimes misdiagnose women who have bipolar disorder with depression.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
It’s easy to misdiagnose the causes of our problems and hope for relatively painless solutions.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
Dr. John Mandrola, a cardiac electrophysiologist in Louisville, Ky., said the ECG feature could misdiagnose patients because of inaccurate readings, or lead to overtreatment of patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2018
"This is unhelpful for clinicians, who may misdiagnose someone as having an eating disorder or OCD."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2017
“You don’t get misdiagnosed and all the sudden, I’m better,” Applegate said on the show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Not only are those misdiagnosed undergoing treatment for a condition they don’t have, they are also delayed in getting a proper diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"I never had a brain tumour. I was misdiagnosed and I've gone through all this treatment for the main part of my adult life, for no reason," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
She said her husband sought treatment at several hospitals and his condition was “repeatedly” misdiagnosed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
If bravery is a medical condition, everybody’s misdiagnosed me.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
This often results in doctors misdiagnosing the disease or catching it much later in its progression, when tremors may already be apparent.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
By not having this knowledge for adults, we are causing unnecessary harm by misdiagnosing medical conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Caroline Schnakers was a neuropsychologist in Belgium when studies began appearing that showed doctors were misdiagnosing consciousness: People who were conscious were being diagnosed as being in a vegetative state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
In his 2015 autobiography Purple Revolution, he laid bare both his anger with the NHS for initially misdiagnosing his condition but also his gratitude for the ultimately successful treatment, which he says saved his life.
From BBC ● May 27, 2019
Testimony heard at the July 18 meeting included stories about inadequate treatment at IHS facilities, and allegations about cutting corners and misdiagnosing ailments to save money that could then be spent on IHS employee bonuses.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2014
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