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overdiagnoses

overdiagnoses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdiagnose.

Meaning of overdiagnose

Verb

overdiagnose (third-person singular simple present overdiagnoses, present participle overdiagnosing, simple past and past participle overdiagnosed)

  1. To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
    • Health experts deny claims that they overdiagnose mental health conditions.
    Antonyms:
    underdiagnose
  2. To diagnose as a clinical case what is truly a subclinical case.
    • Her GP incorrectly referred her to a pulmonologist, overdiagnosing what was clearly a case of subclinical, mild allergy.

Questions about overdiagnoses

What is overdiagnoses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overdiagnoses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdiagnose.

Words near overdiagnoses in the dictionary

  1. overdeviations
  2. overdevoted
  3. overdevotion
  4. overdiagnose
  5. overdiagnosed
  6. overdiagnoses
  7. overdiagnosing
  8. overdiagnosis
  9. overdiagnostic
  10. overdid
  11. overdifferentiate

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