as in to misdiagnose
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The number of people who have it could be much higher because many are repeatedly misdiagnosed, said cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Salik, who runs the pericarditis disease program at Massachusetts General Hospital.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025 -
Some cases of late-life depression or bipolar disorder might actually be the earliest phase of a neurodegenerative illness — one that’s currently misdiagnosed as purely psychiatric.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
9 June 2025
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“Overdiagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdiagnose. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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