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Definition of misdiagnose verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

misdiagnose

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪsˈdaɪəɡˌnoʊs//

, NAmE//ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊs//

misdiagnose something (as something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misdiagnose

he / she / it misdiagnoses

past simple misdiagnosed

-ing form misdiagnosing

to give an explanation of the nature of an illness or a problem that is not correct Her depression was misdiagnosed as stress.

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misdiagnosis

NAmE//ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs//

nounSee misdiagnose in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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