Overdiagnose
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
"Health experts deny claims that they overdiagnose mental health conditions."
- 2 To diagnose as a clinical case what is truly a subclinical case.
"Her GP incorrectly referred her to a pulmonologist, overdiagnosing what was clearly a case of subclinical, mild allergy."
Example
More examples"Health experts deny claims that they overdiagnose mental health conditions."
Etymology
From over- + diagnose.