Overdiagnosis

Quick meaning: Overdiagnosis is a noun meaning (medicine) The act or process of diagnosing something too frequently, or based on insufficient evidence, or without benefit to the patient; an instance of this act or process.

Meaning

(medicine) The act or process of diagnosing something too frequently, or based on insufficient evidence, or without benefit to the patient; an instance of this act or process.

Example Sentences

While failing to make a diagnosis can result in lawsuits, there are no corresponding penalties for overdiagnosis.

Overdiagnosis refers to diagnosis that does not benefit patients because the diagnosed condition is not a harmful disease in those individuals.

Specifically, the broader diagnostic criteria typically results in the overdiagnosis of autism, particularly among those more severely disabled.

Word Forms

• overdiagnoses

Antonyms for overdiagnosis

Common opposites include underdiagnosis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include underdiagnosis, overmedicalization, overmedicalisation, pseudodiagnosis, overdiuresis, overinsulinization.

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