overdiagnosev.
/ˌəʊvəˈdʌɪəɡnəʊz/, /ˌəʊvədʌɪəɡˈnəʊz/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊz/ transitive. To diagnose (a particular disease, etc.) too frequently, and thus occasionally incorrectly.
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1950 L. B. Currie Basis Devel. Program Columbia xxii. 498 Malaria is probably over-diagnosed, especially in areas where its prevalence seems to be decreasing.
1975 Clin. Chim. Acta 58 121 Type III hyperlipoproteinaemia (HLP) has been overdiagnosed in the past, but still may go undiagnosed because of technical difficulties.
2001 Guardian 19 July ii. 16/3 Cephalopelvic disproportion..is very rare and tends to be over-diagnosed these days.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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