Etymology

overdiagnosis

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Today it means: The act or process of diagnosing something too frequently, or based on insufficient evidence, or without benefit to the patient; an instance of this act or process. Full definition →

English diagnosis ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  10. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  11. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  15. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  16. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  18. Latindiagnōsis
  19. Englishdiagnosis
  20. English todayoverdiagnosis

From over- + diagnosis.

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