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misdiagnosed

misdiagnosed is the simple past and past participle of misdiagnose.

Meaning of misdiagnose

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

Questions about misdiagnosed

What is misdiagnosed the simple past and past participle of?
Misdiagnosed is the simple past and past participle of misdiagnose.

Words near misdiagnosed in the dictionary

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

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