Definition of Misdiagnose

1. Verb. To incorrectly diagnose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misdiagnose

1. [v -NOSED, -NOSING, -NOSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misdiagnose

misdescribes
misdescribing
misdescription
misdescriptions
misdescriptive
misdescriptiveness
misdesert
misdeserts
misdetection
misdevelop
misdeveloped
misdeveloping
misdevelops
misdevotion
misdevotions
misdiagnose (current term)
misdiagnosed
misdiagnoses
misdiagnosing
misdiagnosis
misdial
misdialed
misdialing
misdialings
misdialled
misdialling
misdials
misdid
misdiet
misdiets

Literary usage of Misdiagnose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive by Dennis Moore (2000)
"This is a critical piece of information for the counselor to have during the intake process so that the counselor does not misdiagnose the client or assign ..."

2. Mental Health, United States, 1994 edited by Ronald W. Manderscheid, Mary A. Sonnenschein (1995)
"In addition, some primary care clinicians intentionally misdiagnose mental disorders because of reimbursement and insurance restrictions on care for persons ..."

3. Mediterranean, Malta Or Undulant Fever by M. Louis Hughes (1897)
"... as it has been more common to misdiagnose such cases enteric fever than the reverse, while diagnosis has become more accurate. ..."

4. Africa in the Age of Biology by Wilmot Godfrey James (2004)
"That would be to misdiagnose the problem, poorly understand the motives of commercial bio-agriculture and naively trust governments of the North about the ..."

5. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"Although primary care physicians are in a key position to make early diagnoses of alcohol use disorders, they may misdiagnose or ..."

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