Underdiagnose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underdiagnose is a verb meaning (medicine) To diagnose something less often than it actually occurs.
Meaning
(medicine) To diagnose something less often than it actually occurs.
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, literature supports the possibility of underdiagnosing AC in the hospital setting; exponentially so when males generally have poor hospital-attending behavior.
Word Forms
- underdiagnoses
- underdiagnosing
- underdiagnosed
Antonyms for underdiagnose
Common opposites include overdiagnose.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overdiagnose, misdiagnose, underperceive, understage, underdose, under-represent.
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