overdiagnosis
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.over·di·ag·no·sis
noun \-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg-\Definition of OVERDIAGNOSIS
: the diagnosis of a condition or disease more often than it is actually present
— over·di·ag·nose \-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz, -ˌdī-ig-ˈ, -əg-\ transitive verb
First Known Use of OVERDIAGNOSIS
1978
over·di·ag·no·sis
noun \-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg-\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; over·di·ag·no·ses \-ˌsēz\ (audio pronunciation)
Medical Definition of OVERDIAGNOSIS
: the diagnosis of a condition or disease (as Lyme disease) more often than it is actually present
—over·di·ag·nose \-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz, -ˌdī-ig-ˈ, -əg-\ (audio pronunciation) transitive verb, over·di·ag·nosed; over·di·ag·nos·ing
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