protopathic bias

noun

The situation where the treatment for early symptoms of a disease or other outcome appears to cause the outcome.

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Meanings

nounprotopathic bias (usually uncountable, plural protopathic biases)

plural protopathic biases

  1. uncountableusuallyThe situation where the treatment for early symptoms of a disease or other outcome appears to cause the outcome.
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protopathic bias. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopathic%20bias

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