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misdiagnoseto diagnose (a patient or medical condition) incorrectly

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to diagnose (a patient or medical condition) incorrectly

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊs/

Korean meaning: 잘못 진단하다, 오진하다

Korean pronunciation: 미스다이어그**노우**즈

Example Sentences

  • The emergency room doctor misdiagnosed my broken leg as a sprain, so I walked around for a week like a confused penguin.
  • Mental health conditions are often misdiagnosed due to overlapping symptoms.
  • My cat was misdiagnosed with depression, but it turned out he was just angry about the new dog food brand.

misdiagnose

VERB

//ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊs//

to diagnose (a patient or medical condition) incorrectly

misdiagnose concept
💡 Concept

to diagnose (a patient or medical condition) incorrectly

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misdiagnose rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

He thought he knows, but the truth shows his misdiagnose!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnəʊz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixmis--
Rootdiagnose

Origin

라틴어 기원으로, 'mis-'(잘못된)와 그리스어 'diagnosis'(진단)가 결합되어 탄생했습니다. 마치 의료진이 잘못된 길로 안내하는 GPS같은 상황을 나타냅니다.

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🎵Rhyme

diagnoseknowsgoesshows
diagnose
knows
goes
shows

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The emergency room doctor misdiagnosed my broken leg as a sprain, so I walked around for a week like a confused penguin.

Mental health conditions are often misdiagnosed due to overlapping symptoms.

😄 Fun example

My cat was misdiagnosed with depression, but it turned out he was just angry about the new dog food brand.

The rare disease was consistently misdiagnosed for decades before proper testing methods were developed.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

misinterpretmisjudgemistakemisreadmisidentify

Antonyms

diagnose correctlyidentify accuratelydetermine precisely

Related

diagnosisprognosissymptommedical errormalpractice