Diagnosis

Definitions

1. The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
   countable, uncountable
2. The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
   countable, uncountable
3. 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.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

15 more languages

العربيةالتشخيصتشخيص

Bosanskidijagnozaдијагноза

Češtinadiagnóza

Ελληνικάδιάγνωση

Suomidiagnoositaudinmääritys

עבריתאבחנהאיבחון

हिन्दीनिदान

Hrvatskidijagnozaдијагноза

Bahasa Indonesiadiagnosis

한국어진단

Kurdîteşhîs

Polskidiagnozarozpoznanie

Српскиdijagnozaдијагноза

Türkçetanıteşhis

Українськадіагноз

Examples

“Diagnosis is a challenging art informed by wide-ranging science.”

“He was given the wrong treatment due to an erroneous diagnosis.”

“Her diagnoses include⟳ type⟳ 2 diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder.”

“In an era when political leaders promise⟳ deliverance from decline⟳ through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research⟳, the news that science is in deep trouble⟳ in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.”

“In 1995, 2% of schizophrenia diagnoses in the country were associated with cannabis use⟳ disorder. In 2000, it increased to around 4%. Since 2010, that figure⟳ increased to 8%, the study⟳ found.”

“Diagnosis is part of being an automotive mechanic.”

“Her diagnosis of the current economic situation is that central banks are overcorrecting.”

“The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of men's minds, and the love⟳ of epigram.”

“My diagnosis of his character proved correct⟳.”

“The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.”

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