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misdiagnosed

/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊst/ /ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊzd/

Meanings
verb
To incorrectly diagnose.

Examples :

"The doctor misdiagnosed her cold as the flu. "
medicine disease

Related Words

Illustration as

as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

Illustration flu

flu noun

/flʉː/ /fluː/

Influenza.

"My daughter got the flu last week and missed school. "

Illustration incorrectly

incorrectly adverb

/ˌɪnkəˈrɛktli/ /ˌɪŋkəˈrɛktli/

In an incorrect manner.

"I lost a few marks in the test for spelling words incorrectly."

Illustration diagnose

diagnose verb

/daɪəɡˈnəʊz/ /daɪəɡˈnoʊs/

To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.

"The doctor diagnosed the student's illness as the flu. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration cold

cold adjective

/kɔʊld/ /koʊld/

(of a thing) Having a low temperature.

"A cold wind whistled through the trees."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration doctor

doctor noun

/ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɑktɚ/

A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."