to underdiagnose
- verb
- /ˌʌndərˈdaɪəɡnoʊs/
- Specialized
- Studies show that mental health conditions are frequently underdiagnosed, leading to inadequate treatment.
- underdiagnosed and underreported
Examples
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Pain in people with cognitive impairment, including learning disabilities and dementia, is underdiagnosed and undertreated because they are often unable to say they are in pain, and staff are often unable to identify the signs.
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Coeliac disease has been massively underdiagnosed in the past.
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Is this because the girls are underdiagnosed or do they present differently?
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Bronchiectasis is a complex condition and is underdiagnosed.
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I've also read that girls are still largely underdiagnosed.
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So as I said earlier, it's grossly underdiagnosed or just not diagnosed at all.
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Hypothyroidism is one of the most underdiagnosed endocrine conditions in the entire world.
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Restless leg syndrome is thought to be dramatically underdiagnosed.
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The study found that both major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder were underdiagnosed in African Americans.
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Research shows that dementia is still underdiagnosed, and referral to specialists occurs late and often in crisis, despite increasing evidence that sufferers and caregivers want early intervention and advice (Wolff, Woods, & Reid, 1995).
Academic text (1996)
How Diagnosed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underdiagnose combines under- meaning 'not enough' (as in underpay) and diagnose meaning 'to find or name a disease'. So to underdiagnose is to 'find' a health problem not well enough or to miss cases, which is why some conditions are often underdiagnosed.