Meaning of differential diagnosis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The process of determining which disease, from a set of possible candidates, is causing a patient's symptoms.
   countable, uncountable
2. A list of possible causes of a primary symptom or a collection of symptoms.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“2000 August 15, Harry D. McKinnon and Thomas Howard, “Evaluating the Febrile Patient with a Rash”, in American Family Physician, American Academy of Family Physicians, page 804, The differential diagnosis for febrile patients with a rash is extensive.”

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