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di·ag·no·sis

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–noun, plural -ses

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Medicine/Medical.

a.	the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition.

b.	the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx

2.	Biology. scientific determination; a description that classifies a group or taxon precisely.

3.	a determining or analysis of the cause or nature of a problem or situation.

4.	an answer or solution to a problematic situation.

[Origin: 1675–85; < NL < Gk diágnōsis a distinguishing. See dia-, -gnosis

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di·ag·no·sis Audio Help (dī'əg-nō'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. di·ag·no·ses (-sēz)

Medicine
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 critical analysis of the nature of something.
4. The conclusion reached by such analysis.
1. A critical analysis of the nature of something.
2. 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

1681, medical application of Gk. diagnosis "a discerning, distinguishing," from diagignoskein "discern, distinguish," from dia- "apart" + gignoskein "to learn" (see gnostic). Back-formation diagnose is first recorded 1861. Diagnostic is recorded from 1625.

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diagnosis
noun
identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌdiagˈnosis [-sis, -siːz] noun — plural diagˈnoses [-siːz]

a conclusion reached by diagnosing
Example: What diagnosis did the doctor make?

Arabic:	تَشْخيصُ المَرَض
Chinese (Simplified):	确诊
Chinese (Traditional):	確診
Czech:	diagnóza
Danish:	diagnose
Dutch:	diagnose
Estonian:	diagnoos
Finnish:	diagnoosi
French:	diagnostic
German:	die Diagnose
Greek:	διάγνωση
Hungarian:	diagnózis
Icelandic:	sjúkdómsgreining
Indonesian:	diagnosis
Italian:	diagnosi

Japanese:	診断
Latvian:	diagnoze
Lithuanian:	diagnozė
Norwegian:	diagnose
Polish:	diagnoza
Portuguese (Brazil):	diagnóstico
Portuguese (Portugal):	diagnóstico
Romanian:	diagnostic
Russian:	диагноз
Slovak:	diagnóza
Slovenian:	diagnoza
Spanish:	diagnóstico
Swedish:	diagnos
Turkish:	teşhis, tanı

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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di·ag·no·sis (dg-nss)
n. pl. di·ag·no·ses (-sz)

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 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 by diagnosis <a 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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