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un·der·di·ag·nose | \ ˌən-dər-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs 
, -ˌnōz; -ˌdī-ig-ˈnōs, -ˈnōz, -əg- \
, -ˌnōz; -ˌdī-ig-ˈnōs, -ˈnōz, -əg- \underdiagnosed; underdiagnosing; underdiagnoses
Definition of underdiagnose
: to diagnose (a condition or disease) less often than it is actually present
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underdiagnosis \ ˌən-dər-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs , -əg- \ noun
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underdiagnose
transitive verbun·der·di·ag·nose | \ -ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz; -ˌdī-ig-ˈ, -əg- \
\underdiagnosed; underdiagnosing
Medical Definition of underdiagnose
: to diagnose (a condition or disease) less often than it is actually present
Army neurologists fear that severe brain injuries are being underdiagnosed …— Ronald F. Glasser, Harper's, July 2005 … the negative effects of underdiagnosing and undertreating pain … — Ellen Jan Kleinerman, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 24 Jan. 2012
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The first known use of underdiagnose was in 1974
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