diagnosis
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical…The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
» All three doctors agreed on the diagnosis.
Alle drei Ärzte haben der Diagnose zugestimmt.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
Diagnosis is a challenging art informed by wide-ranging science.
He was given the wrong treatment due to an erroneous diagnosis.
Diagnose
диа́гнозdiágnoz, диагно́стикаdiagnóstika
діа́гнозdiáhnoz
identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
(countable, uncountable)The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
Diagnosis is part of being an automotive mechanic.
Her diagnosis of the current economic situation is that central banks are overcorrecting.
Diagnose
диа́гнозdiágnoz
(countable, uncountable)A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others; especially a description written and published in Latin.
Examples
54 sentencesAll three doctors agreed on the diagnosis.
deAlle drei Ärzte haben der Diagnose zugestimmt. — raggione
What was the diagnosis?
ruКаков был диагноз? — odexed
deWie lautete die Diagnose? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What is the diagnosis?
ruКаков диагноз? — odexed
deWie lautet die Diagnose? — Raringo
It's a plausible diagnosis.
deEs ist eine glaubwürdige Diagnose. — raggione
Our diagnosis was wrong.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓFrom Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).
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Forms
plural: diagnosesSynonyms
1 synonyms- identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon:diagnosing
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable