overdiagnosis

noun over·di·ag·no·sis \-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg-\

Definition of OVERDIAGNOSIS

: the diagnosis of a condition or disease more often than it is actually present

— over·di·ag·nose \-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz, -ˌdī-ig-ˈ, -əg-\ transitive verb

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Medical Dictionary

noun over·di·ag·no·sis \-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg-\

plural over·di·ag·no·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the diagnosis of a condition or disease (as Lyme disease) more often than it is actually present

—over·di·ag·nose \-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz, -ˌdī-ig-ˈ, -əg-\ transitive verb, over·di·ag·nosed over·di·ag·nos·ing

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