误诊

誤診

wùzhěn

verb #26,120

Meanings

医生误诊了她的病情，导致治疗延误。

Yīshēng wùzhěn le tā de bìngqíng, dǎozhì zhìliáo yánwù.

The doctor misdiagnosed her condition, causing a delay in treatment.

误诊可能对患者造成严重伤害。

Wùzhěn kěnéng duì huànzhě zàochéng yánzhòng shānghài.

Misdiagnosis can cause serious harm to patients.

他担心自己被误诊，决定去另一家医院复查。

Tā dānxīn zìjǐ bèi wùzhěn, juédìng qù lìng yījiā yīyuàn fùchá.

Worried about being misdiagnosed, he decided to get a second opinion at another hospital.

memory

误 means mistake/error, 诊 means to examine or diagnose — so 误诊 is literally an erroneous diagnosis.

误 wù

诊 zhěn