diagnostic overshadowing
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.37 in modern English
38
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The mistaken attribution of signs and symptoms of a medical condition to a pre-existing known condition.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Clearly the consequences of diagnostic overshadowing could be potentially fatal for some people with learning disabilities as their true unerlying health need will not be identified and treated."
- "Multicultural awareness can, in fact, lead to diagnostic overshadowing if clinician attention to race or other diversity issues results in neglect of other important aspects of the client (Vontress & Jackson, 2004)."
- "Accurate diagnosis is often complicated due to two factors: diagnostic overshadowing and challenging behaviors."