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English
Etymology
From Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκειν (diagignóskein), “‘to discern’”), from διά (diá), “‘apart’”) + γιγνώσκειν (gignóskein), “‘to learn’”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /daɪəgˈnəʊsɪs/
Noun
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Singular diagnosis |
Plural diagnoses |
diagnosis (plural diagnoses)
- (medicine) The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.
- The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
Derived terms
- clinical diagnosis
- differential diagnosis
- physical diagnosis
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Translations
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External links
- diagnosis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- diagnosis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- diagnosis at OneLook® Dictionary Search
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