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Definition of overdiagnosis
: the diagnosis of a condition or disease more often than it is actually present
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First Known Use of overdiagnosis
1971
Medical Dictionary
overdiagnosis
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noun
over·di·ag·no·sis
\-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg-\
Medical Definition of overdiagnosis
overdiagnoses
\-ˌsēz\play: the diagnosis of a condition or disease (as Lyme disease) more often than it is actually present
overdiagnose
\-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz, -ˌdī-ig-ˈ, -əg-\play transitive verboverdiagnosed
;overdiagnosing
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