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misdiagnosis

/ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs/ /ˌmɪsdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/

Meanings
noun
An incorrect diagnosis.

Examples :

"The patient suffered for months because of the initial misdiagnosis. "
medicine disease

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incorrect adjective

/ˌɪnkəˈɹɛkt/

Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

"He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question."

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diagnosis verb

/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/

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

"The doctor diagnosed the child's fever as a common viral infection. "

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patient noun

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The patient followed the doctor's instructions carefully. "

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initial noun

/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

The first letter of a word or a name.

"My son's name is Ethan, and the initial of his first name is E. "

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

Because of; as a result of.

"I went home, for I was tired."

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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."

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suffered verb

/ˈsʌfəd/ /ˈsʌfɚd/

To undergo hardship.

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

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an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

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months noun

/mʌnθs/

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"July is my favourite month."