as in to misdiagnose
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misdiagnose
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The rapper, who has been treated for bipolar disorder in the past, announced earlier this year that he had been misdiagnosed and was instead on the autism spectrum.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025 -
After initially being misdiagnosed with lupus and perimenopause, a doctor finally found a rare cancerous tumor in her pancreas.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Overdiagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdiagnose. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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