as in to misdiagnose
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October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and experts say now is the time to raise public attention for a disease that is difficult to detect, underrepresented in research and often either misdiagnosed or found late.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025 -
With no definitive tests, many patients have gone undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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“Overdiagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdiagnose. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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