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overdiagnosing

overdiagnosing is the present participle and gerund 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 overdiagnosing

What is overdiagnosing the present participle and gerund of?
Overdiagnosing is the present participle and gerund of overdiagnose.

Words near overdiagnosing in the dictionary

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

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