undiagnosed

adjective

un·​di·​ag·​nosed ˌən-ˌdī-ig-ˈnōst How to pronounce undiagnosed (audio)
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: not diagnosed : not identified through diagnosis
an undiagnosed illness
… the symptoms of the syndrome may be subtle and thus may remain undiagnosed.Dwight R. Robinson
a condition that often goes undiagnosed

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To see how this may play out in humans, researchers looked at health data from more than 40,000 Danish infants, half of whom were born to mothers with undiagnosed depression during or after pregnancy. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Anxiety improves, and what emerges is undiagnosed ADHD. Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026 Different sources use different thresholds to define the disorder, and an unknown but certainly high share of cases go undiagnosed. Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026 The possibility that future cases could go undiagnosed spurred Nava Yeganeh and her colleagues to publish a news release in September when a Los Angeles County child died of SSPE. ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undiagnosed

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undiagnosed was in 1864

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“Undiagnosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undiagnosed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

Medical Definition

undiagnosed

adjective
un·​di·​ag·​nosed -ˈnōst How to pronounce undiagnosed (audio)
: not diagnosed : eluding diagnosis
undiagnosed disease
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