underdiagnosis
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            un·der·di·ag·no·sis
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  -ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg-  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural underdiagnoses
                                        -ˌsēz  
    
            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : failure to recognize or correctly diagnose a disease or condition especially in a significant proportion of patients                                      
              
                             
… a growing body of research that demonstrates an underdiagnosis of heart disease in women, as well as a lack of understanding about gender variations in symptoms of heart disease …— Florida Today (Brevard County, Florida)
Florida Today (Brevard County, Florida)
                         
                
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