misdiagnose
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of misdiagnose
Example Sentences
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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
“We have to be careful not to misdiagnose economic weakness,” Macklem said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
There are situations in which doctors can misdiagnose people with TB.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Doctors in emergency rooms misdiagnose conditions like stroke and sepsis in tens of thousands of patients each year, according to a new study.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
This difference may help explain why clinicians sometimes misdiagnose women who have bipolar disorder with depression.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
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
Some estimates suggest that a significant share of patients remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years, often cycling through providers before receiving a clear explanation for their symptoms.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Rosie's cancer was misdiagnosed for nearly a year, Conyngham said on the phone during one of the long daily walks the pair have resumed.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
“We still hear stories about people who are saying, you know, my physician dismissed it or misdiagnosed it, or told me to just go home and wait,” Ferrer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026
On top of that, Cofield said, Henrietta’s doctors had misdiagnosed her cancer and might have killed her with an overdose of radiation.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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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