misdiagnose
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of misdiagnose
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"It's a rare illness, it's hard to diagnose and easier to misdiagnose," he adds.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
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
Without proper context, the data could potentially be used to misdiagnose illnesses and turn people into hypochondriacs.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
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
She said her husband sought treatment at several hospitals and his condition was “repeatedly” misdiagnosed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Sam, the strength you had for those nine months that the hospital misdiagnosed you is unheard of and so strong-hearted of you. You definitely were a fighter,” Stewart said Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
She hasn't got a number for how many people she thinks have been misdiagnosed, but believes researchers could figure it out.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ellie explores why it takes so long to be diagnosed with 'endo', and meets a woman who had a perfectly healthy appendix removed because she was misdiagnosed.
From BBC ● May 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
Williams’ departure came after an ugly dispute with the team’s medical staff and former president Bruce Allen in which he blamed the team for misdiagnosing a cancerous growth on his head.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
This included misdiagnosing a student with a potentially life-threatening case of appendicitis and failing to notice a stress fracture in another student, prolonging the recovery.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2020
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
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