as in to overdiagnose
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Recent Examples of misdiagnose
Because the body is still producing insulin in the early stages of LADA for at least six months following diagnosis, people with this condition are often misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes and prescribed oral medications like metformin and lifestyle changes.
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Beth Krietsch, SELF, 11 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Because the condition is so rare and its symptoms vary, it’s often misdiagnosed, requiring advanced genetic testing for confirmation.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2025
Vet staff misdiagnose and ignore fractures.
—Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Beth Krietsch, SELF, 11 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Because the condition is so rare and its symptoms vary, it’s often misdiagnosed, requiring advanced genetic testing for confirmation.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2025
Vet staff misdiagnose and ignore fractures.
—Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdiagnose
underdiagnose
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Contemporary research suggests that previous stereotypes about some types of neurodivergence—like ADHD and autism being more prevalent in men—are not always accurate, as these conditions may be underdiagnosed in groups, like women, with whom they are not commonly associated.—
Melanie Green and Aarti Shyamsunder,
Quartz,
2 Mar. 2023
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“Misdiagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdiagnose. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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