as in to overdiagnose
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Recent Examples of misdiagnose
Black women, especially, are under- and misdiagnosed compared to their white male peers, the Washington Post reported in 2021.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
West went to the hospital two days later and was misdiagnosed with cellulitis.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Some doctors have pointed to a case in which a 19-year-old woman died after being misdiagnosed by an NP who was certified in family medicine, not emergency care, and working alone at an Oklahoma ER.
—Arielle Zionts. Kff Health News, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Avoid tight hairstyles: While androgenetic alopecia is sometimes misdiagnosed as traction alopecia, avoiding tight hairstyles is still wildly beneficial for the health of menopausal hair.
—Essence, 30 July 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
West went to the hospital two days later and was misdiagnosed with cellulitis.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Some doctors have pointed to a case in which a 19-year-old woman died after being misdiagnosed by an NP who was certified in family medicine, not emergency care, and working alone at an Oklahoma ER.
—Arielle Zionts. Kff Health News, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Avoid tight hairstyles: While androgenetic alopecia is sometimes misdiagnosed as traction alopecia, avoiding tight hairstyles is still wildly beneficial for the health of menopausal hair.
—Essence, 30 July 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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