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单词 overdiagnose
释义

overdiagnosis

noun

over·​di·​ag·​no·​sis ˌō-vər-ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs How to pronounce overdiagnosis (audio)
-əg-
: the diagnosis of a condition or disease more often than it is actually present
overdiagnose
ˌō-vər-ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs How to pronounce overdiagnosis (audio)
-ˌnōz
-ˌdī-ig-ˈnōs
-ˈnōz
-əg-
transitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One is overdiagnosis: finding small tumors that would never have been noticed and may not have caused any harm. Gina Kolata, New York Times, 10 June 2022 And more news organizations are now reporting on the problem of overdiagnosis, although even these reports usually fail to caution that cancer screening is what leads to those diagnoses in the first place. David Ropeik, STAT, 28 Feb. 2022 Lead time and overdiagnosis can only increase survival statistics. H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 14 Jan. 2022 As a result, in 2012 the USPSTF—concerned about overdiagnosis and treatment of small, benign or slow-growing cancers—recommended against using prostate cancer screening for anyone. Melba Newsome, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021 Guaranteeing that the benefits outweigh any harm from overdiagnosis, overtreatment, false results and complications. Yair Paska, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 Over-testing of asymptomatic men and women can lead to overdiagnosis (flagging of microtumors and other anomalies that never would have compromised health) and overtreatment. John Horgan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2021 Doctors have often dismissed and minimized patients’ concerns, and others have profited from overdiagnosis. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021 Barkley refuted the notion that there is widespread overdiagnosis or misdiagnosis with ADHD, asserting that research suggests up to 20% of children and 80% adults with ADHD remain undiagnosed. Rebecca Sohn, STAT, 14 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

overdiagnosis

noun

over·​di·​ag·​no·​sis -ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg- How to pronounce overdiagnosis (audio)
plural overdiagnoses -ˌsēz How to pronounce overdiagnosis (audio)
: the diagnosis of a condition or disease (as Lyme disease) more often than it is actually present

overdiagnose

verb

as in to misdiagnose

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • misdiagnose
  • underdiagnose
  • camouflage
  • conceal
  • disguise
  • hide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • diagnose
  • identify
  • distinguish
  • single (out)
  • pinpoint
  • find
  • determine
  • finger
  • recognize
  • pick out
  • locate
  • ID
  • place
  • spot
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