misdiagnose

misdiagnose
/mis duy"euhg nohs', -nohz', mis'duy euhg nohs", -nohz"/, v., misdiagnosed, misdiagnosing.
v.i.
1. to make an incorrect diagnosis.
v.t.
2. to diagnose erroneously: to misdiagnose the nation's ills.
[1925-30; MIS-1 + DIAGNOSE]

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  • misdiagnose — ► VERB ▪ diagnose incorrectly. DERIVATIVES misdiagnosis noun …   English terms dictionary

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  • misdiagnose — mis•di•ag•nose [[t]mɪsˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, ˌnoʊz, ˌmɪs daɪ əgˈnoʊs, ˈnoʊz[/t]] v. nosed, nos•ing 1) med to diagnose erroneously: to misdiagnose the nation s ills[/ex] 2) med to make an incorrect diagnosis • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • misdiagnose — verb To incorrectly diagnose …   Wiktionary

  • misdiagnose — mis·di·ag·nose ( )mis dī ig .nōs, .nōz vt, nosed; nos·ing to diagnose incorrectly …   Medical dictionary

  • misdiagnose — mis|di|ag|nose [ ,mıs daıəg,nouz ] verb intransitive or transitive to be wrong about what illness someone has ╾ mis|di|ag|no|sis noun count or uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • misdiagnose — v. diagnose incorrectly …   English contemporary dictionary

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