diagnosticghosting

/ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪkˌɡoʊstɪŋ/nounVerified New

Being dropped by the medical system when test results come back normal.

The pain persists; the abnormality does not, and the referrals stop. The patient is not disbelieved so much as unfollowed.

Etym. — *diagnostic* + *ghosting* (same verb family as *agendaghosting*).

Rel. — feedagnosis

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