misdiagnose
verb
mis·di·ag·nose
ˌmis-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs 
-ˌnōz,
ˌdī-ig-ˈnōs,
-ˈnōz,
-əg-
misdiagnosed; misdiagnosing
: to diagnose (someone or something) incorrectly
… babesiosis is often missed or misdiagnosed as malaria or flu.—
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Linda MarsaThe researchers added that children with this disease are often misdiagnosed and thus inappropriately treated …—Jane E. Brody
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Patients with heart failure are misdiagnosed at a rate of 16% in hospitals and nearly 70% when general practitioners refer patients to specialists, according to a study in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Identifying stiff person syndrome can be very challenging, and that often means people aren’t diagnosed early and may even be misdiagnosed, says Sarah Wesley, MD, MPH, a neurologist who specializes in inflammatory disorders at Columbia University in New York City.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2024
His issue dates back to a fracture in his ankle last season that was initially misdiagnosed as a sprain.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
Both of these were probably also true at the time but OCD is often misdiagnosed, in as many as 50% of cases.
—Shayne De Groot, refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
Identifying stiff person syndrome can be very challenging, and that often means people aren’t diagnosed early and may even be misdiagnosed, says Sarah Wesley, MD, MPH, a neurologist who specializes in inflammatory disorders at Columbia University in New York City.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 27 June 2024
His issue dates back to a fracture in his ankle last season that was initially misdiagnosed as a sprain.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
Both of these were probably also true at the time but OCD is often misdiagnosed, in as many as 50% of cases.
—Shayne De Groot, refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
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misdiagnose
transitive verb
mis·di·ag·nose
(ˈ)mis-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz
misdiagnosed; misdiagnosing
: to diagnose incorrectly
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