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misdiagnose

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mis⋅di⋅ag⋅nose

[mis-dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz, mis-dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz] verb, -nosed, -nos⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to make an incorrect diagnosis.
–verb (used with object)
2. to diagnose erroneously: to misdiagnose the nation's ills.

Origin:
1925–30; mis- 1 + diagnose
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mis·di·ag·nose   (mĭs-dī'əg-nōs', -nōz')   
tr.v.   mis·di·ag·nosed, mis·di·ag·nos·ing, mis·di·ag·nos·es
To diagnose incorrectly.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mis·di·ag·nose
Pronunciation: (')mis-'dI-ig-"nOs, -"nOz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -nosed;-nos·ing
: to diagnose incorrectly
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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