misdiagnose

present singular third person misdiagnoses · participle present misdiagnosing · participle past misdiagnosed · past misdiagnosed

1. transitivemedicineTo incorrectly diagnose.

   Big technology companies are still misdiagnosing why they have so many enemies.

   2021 April 21, Shira Ovide, “Why Is Big Tech Under Assault? Power.”, in The New York Times

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   Ulcerated BCC may mimic SCC, and Bowen's disease may be misdiagnosed for the superficial and morphoeic forms.

   1993, W. E. De Launey, Harvey Rotstein, W. A. Land, De Launey and Land Principles and Practice of Dermatology

   What would it cost you and the patient if you were to misdiagnose or miss something as a result of not giving the documentation process the attention it requires? What could happen if you misdocument a patient chart?

   2010, Keith Rosen, Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

   I was alone when I read Ward’s piece, horizontal in bed after a long day, and it occurred to me that he might be misdiagnosing some of the reasons people appear to be spending more time alone, possibly underestimating the strength of virtual connections.

   2022 March 12, Jessica Grose, “We’re Spending More Time Alone. Maybe It’s Because We’re Exhausted.”, in The New York Times