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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs..
Health experts deny claims that they overdiagnose mental health conditions.
Dissociative identity disorder is a contentious diagnosis: some professionals say the disorder is overdiagnosed; others say it doesn't even exist.
Her GP incorrectly referred her to a pulmonologist, overdiagnosing what was clearly a case of subclinical, mild allergy.
Use overdiagnose when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overdiagnose means (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs..
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Possible antonyms include underdiagnose.
Health experts deny claims that they overdiagnose mental health conditions.
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