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underdiagnosis

underdiagnosis noun: the failure to diagnose a condition in a significant proportion of patients.

Noun

underdiagnosis (countable and uncountable, plural underdiagnoses)

  1. The failure to diagnose a condition in a significant proportion of patients.
    Antonyms:
    overdiagnosis

Antonyms of underdiagnosis

Forms of underdiagnosis

pluralunderdiagnoses

Origin of underdiagnosis

From under- + diagnosis.

Questions about underdiagnosis

What does underdiagnosis mean?
Underdiagnosis means the failure to diagnose a condition in a significant proportion of patients.
What part of speech is underdiagnosis?
Underdiagnosis is a noun.
What is the plural of underdiagnosis?
The plural of underdiagnosis is underdiagnoses.

Words near underdiagnosis in the dictionary

  1. underdevils
  2. underdiagnose
  3. underdiagnosed
  4. underdiagnoses
  5. underdiagnosing
  6. underdiagnosis
  7. underdiagnostic
  8. underdialysis
  9. underdid
  10. underdifferentiate
  11. underdifferentiated

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