as in to misdiagnose
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misdiagnose
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To ignore these structural forces, Wilson suggests, is to misdiagnose the problem—and to risk prescribing the wrong solutions.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025 -
Each year in the United States, 7.4 million people are misdiagnosed in emergency rooms, causing death or permanent disability in 1 in 350 patients, according to a 2023 study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Overdiagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdiagnose. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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