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proverb
When diagnosing a patient's symptoms, common ailments should be considered as more probable than rare ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: horses, not zebras
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by American medical researcher Theodore Woodward.
