misdiagnose

[ mis-dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz, mis-dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz ]
/ mɪsˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, -ˌnoʊz, ˌmɪs daɪ əgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz /

verb (used without object), mis·di·ag·nosed, mis·di·ag·nos·ing.

to make an incorrect diagnosis.

verb (used with object), mis·di·ag·nosed, mis·di·ag·nos·ing.

to diagnose erroneously: to misdiagnose the nation's ills.

Origin of misdiagnose

First recorded in 1925–30; mis-1 + diagnose

British Dictionary definitions for misdiagnose

misdiagnose
/ (ˌmɪsˈdaɪəɡˌnəʊz) /

verb (tr)

to diagnose (an illness or problem) wrongly or mistakenly