Word in medicine that sounds bad but is often good Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word in medicine that sounds bad but is often good last seen in LA Times Daily puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REGRESSION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REGRESSION Word in medicine that sounds bad but is often good (10) LA Times Daily Jul 12, 2019
3% UHOH "That didn't sound good ..." (4) Boston Globe Mini Oct 22, 2026
3% PASS Word often heard on Mastermind (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2026
3% PHEW "Thank goodness" sound (4) The Atlantic Oct 16, 2026
3% SHADY Like a good tree or a bad deal (5) New York Times Oct 14, 2026
3% TRUE "Sounds too good to be ___" (4)
3% LIE Word often confused with "lay" (3) Boston Globe Mini Oct 11, 2026
3% IDIOMS "Good egg" and "bad apple" (6) New York Times Mini Oct 10, 2026
3% HELL The Bad Place, essentially, on "The Good Place" (4) The New Yorker Mini Oct 2, 2026
3% PILL Source of pretty bad medicine (4) The Times Cryptic Sep 22, 2026

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