Ivkhun yeter (אבחון יתר) means overdiagnosis in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אִבְחוּן יֶתֶר
ivkhun yeter
noun · masculine
In English
overdiagnosis
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ivkhun yeter.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זיהוי של מחלה או מצב רפואי בשכיחות גבוהה יותר מהשכיחות האמיתית.
- 2זיהוי של מחלה או מצב רפואי, שלא היו גורמים לתסמינים או לתמותה גם אם לא היו מאובחנים. אבחון שאינו מועיל למטופל (ואף עלול לגרום נזק).
The word Ivkhun yeter is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אִבְחוּן יֶתֶר
- Written without vowel points
- אבחון יתר
- Said
- ivkhun yeter
- Root
- א־ב־ח־נ
- Gematria
- 677
This is how Ivkhun yeter is said in other languages.
- English
- overdiagnosis
The word Ivkhun yeter comes from the root א־ב־ח־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ivkhun yeter in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ivkhun yeter.
What does Ivkhun yeter (אבחון יתר) mean in Hebrew?
Ivkhun yeter (אבחון יתר) means overdiagnosis. It is said ivkhun yeter, with the stress on khun ye.
Is Ivkhun yeter (אבחון יתר) masculine or feminine?
The word Ivkhun yeter (אבחון יתר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבחון יתר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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