overdiagnose

vt. 对（疾病）诊断过度

词形变化

overdiagnosed overdiagnoses 三单 overdiagnoses overdiagnosing overdiagnosing 现在分词 overdiagnosed 过去式 overdiagnosed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.

    医学

    Health experts deny claims that they overdiagnose mental health conditions.

  2. 2.

    To diagnose as a clinical case what is truly a subclinical case.

    医学

    Her GP incorrectly referred her to a pulmonologist, overdiagnosing what was clearly a case of subclinical, mild allergy.

词源

From over- + diagnose.

来源：wiktionary