misdiagnosis

Noun

Meaning

misdiagnosis (countable and uncountable, plural misdiagnoses)

(medicine, pathology) An incorrect diagnosis.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

misdiagnose overdiagnosis underdiagnosis overdiagnose underdiagnose

Examples

The medical definition ofis misdiagnosis. Stephen King

History offers us vicarious experience. It allows the youngest student to possess the ground equally with his elders; without a knowledge of history to give him a context for present events, he is at the mercy of every social misdiagnosis handed to him. Hilary Mantel

Also, early and more accurate diagnoses save cost due to reduced consultations, referrals to secondary care, misdiagnosis, and emergency admissions. Source: Internet

Similarly, Multiple Sclerosis has been the initial misdiagnosis in some NMT patients. Source: Internet

Also, the symptoms of fibromyalgia can be similar to those of other conditions, which may lead to a misdiagnosis. Source: Internet

De Quincey Writings (ed) James Thomas Fields 1850–1855 His premature death in 1774 may have been partly due to his own misdiagnosis of his kidney infection. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

misdevote misdevotion misdiagnose misdiagnostic misdiagram misdial