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di·ag·no·sis    Audio Help   (dī'əg-nō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key  n.   pl. di·ag·no·ses (-sēz) Medicine The act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data. The opinion derived from such an evaluation. A critical analysis of the nature of something. The conclusion reached by such analysis. A critical analysis of the nature of something. The conclusion reached by such analysis. Biology A brief description of the distinguishing characteristics of an organism, as for taxonomic classification. [Greek diagnōsis, discernment, from diagignōskein, to distinguish : dia-, apart; see dia- + gignōskein, gnō-, to come to know, discern; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

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diagnosis

noun

identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

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ˌdiagˈnosis [-sis, -siːz] noun — plural diagˈnoses [-siːz]
See also: diagnose

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diagnosis    Audio Help   (dī'əg-nō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key  Plural diagnoses (dī'əg-nō'sēz) The identification by a medical provider of a condition, disease, or injury made by evaluating the symptoms and signs presented by a patient.

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diagnosis di·ag·no·sis (dī'əg-nō'sĭs)
n. pl. di·ag·no·ses (-sēz)

1. The act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data.
2. The opinion derived from such an evaluation.
3. A brief description of the distinguishing characteristics of an organism, as for taxonomic classification.

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Main Entry: di·ag·no·sis
Pronunciation: "dI-ig-'nO-s&s, -&g-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural di·ag·no·ses /-"sEz/
1 a : the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms b : the decision reached bydiagnosis diagnosis of pneumonia>
2 : a concise technical description of a taxon

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Diagnosis

Di`ag*no"sis\, n.; pl. Diagnoses. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to distinguish; dia` through, asunder + ? to know. See Know.]

1. (Med.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; also, the decision arrived at.

2. Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species.

3. Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning, motives and character.

The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of men's minds, and the love of epigram. --Compton Reade.

My diagnosis of his character proved correct. --J. Payn.

Differential diagnosis (Med.), the determination of the distinguishing characteristics as between two similar diseases or conditions.

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