misdiagnose
verb
mis·di·ag·nose
ˌmis-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs 
-ˌnōz,
ˌdī-ig-ˈnōs,
-ˈnōz,
-əg-
misdiagnosed; misdiagnosing
: to diagnose (someone or something) incorrectly
… babesiosis is often missed or misdiagnosed as malaria or flu.—
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Linda MarsaThe researchers added that children with this disease are often misdiagnosed and thus inappropriately treated …—Jane E. Brody
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One in four people with Parkinson's disease are initially misdiagnosed, The Washington Post reports.
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These systems frequently misdiagnose conditions or recommend inappropriate treatments because they were primarily trained on data from male patients.
—Swati Tyagi, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Physicians who are not familiar with the disease may misdiagnose these patients or fail to consider it.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
As a result, docs may be more likely to misdiagnose your eczema.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
These systems frequently misdiagnose conditions or recommend inappropriate treatments because they were primarily trained on data from male patients.
—Swati Tyagi, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Physicians who are not familiar with the disease may misdiagnose these patients or fail to consider it.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
As a result, docs may be more likely to misdiagnose your eczema.
—Lynya Floyd, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
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misdiagnose
transitive verb
mis·di·ag·nose
(ˈ)mis-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz
misdiagnosed; misdiagnosing
: to diagnose incorrectly
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