overdiagnosed

English

Verb

overdiagnosed

1. simple past and past participle of overdiagnose

Adjective

overdiagnosed (comparative more overdiagnosed, superlative most overdiagnosed)

1. (participial adjective) Diagnosed more often than it truly occurs.
2. (participial adjective) Diagnosed as a clinical case despite truly being a subclinical, asymptomatic case.

Antonyms

• underdiagnosed