undiagnosed

Thân thiện

A patient may suffer from an undiagnosed condition for years.

Definition

Adjective: - Not identified or determined by medical examination: Describes a medical condition, illness, or disease whose specific nature or cause has not been recognized or named by a doctor through diagnosis.

Usage

The adjective "undiagnosed" is used to describe a health problem that exists but has not yet been formally identified. It typically precedes a noun (e.g., undiagnosed condition) or follows a linking verb like "remain" or "go."

Examples

• Many people live with undiagnosed diabetes for years.
• The cause of her pain remained undiagnosed despite several tests.
• He suffered from an undiagnosed heart condition.

Advanced Usage

• "to go undiagnosed": This phrase is used to indicate that a condition was not diagnosed over a period of time.
  • The infection went undiagnosed for weeks, leading to complications.

Variants and Related Words

• Diagnose (verb): To identify the nature of an illness or problem by examination.
• Diagnosis (noun): The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination.
• Misdiagnosed (adjective): Incorrectly diagnosed.

Synonyms

• Unidentified (in a medical context)
• Unrecognized (in a medical context)

Antonyms

• Diagnosed
• Identified

Học thuật

Adjective

1. eluding diagnosis
   • undiagnosed disease