Misdiagnosis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An incorrect diagnosis. countable, uncountable

    "Some researchers have proposed that early social dysfunction in 22q11DS is associated with premorbidity to schizophrenia, and that these social impairments may result in a misdiagnosis of an ASD."

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"Yes, it seems it was a misdiagnosis."

Etymology

From mis- + diagnosis.

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