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misdiagnose

misdiagnose verb: to incorrectly diagnose.

Verb

misdiagnose (third-person singular simple present misdiagnoses, present participle misdiagnosing, simple past and past participle misdiagnosed)

  1. (transitive) To incorrectly diagnose.
    • Ulcerated BCC may mimic SCC, and Bowen's disease may be misdiagnosed for the superficial and morphoeic forms.1993, W. E. De Launey, Harvey Rotstein, W. A. Land, De Launey and Land Principles and Practice of Dermatology
    • What would it cost you and the patient if you were to misdiagnose or miss something as a result of not giving the documentation process the attention it requires? What could happen if you misdocument a patient chart?2010, Keith Rosen, Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

Forms of misdiagnose

third-person singular presentmisdiagnoses
present participlemisdiagnosing
past participlemisdiagnosed
pastmisdiagnosed

Origin of misdiagnose

From mis- + diagnose.

Questions about misdiagnose

What does misdiagnose mean?
Misdiagnose means to incorrectly diagnose.
What part of speech is misdiagnose?
Misdiagnose is a verb.
What is the past tense of misdiagnose?
The past tense of misdiagnose is misdiagnosed.

Words near misdiagnose in the dictionary

  1. misdevoted
  2. misdevotes
  3. misdevoting
  4. misdevotion
  5. misdevotions
  6. misdiagnose
  7. misdiagnosed
  8. misdiagnoses
  9. misdiagnosing
  10. misdiagnosis
  11. misdiagnostic

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