overdiagnose
overdiagnose · overdiagnoses · overdiagnosed · overdiagnosing
To diagnose something more often than it actually occursTo diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
Meaning
2 sensesTo diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
Health experts deny claims that they overdiagnose mental health conditions.
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.
Translations
2 languagesForms
overdiagnoses, overdiagnosing, overdiagnosed, overdiagnosed| Base form | overdiagnose · to overdiagnose |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overdiagnoses |
| Present participle | overdiagnosing |
| Past simple | overdiagnosed |
| Past participle | overdiagnosed |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle