diagnosis
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diagnosis
- /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/
Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
Where it comes from
From Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).
noun diagnoses
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
verb
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Synonym of diagnose.
Experienced mechanics can diagnosis the condition of machinery just by listening.
Similar: diagnose
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: diagnosing, diagnose, diagnostic, self-diagnosis, disease, dementia, screening, analysis, formative, testing, differential, detection, diag, related, identification, survey
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noun identification of the nature and cause of an illness
| Español | diagnóstico, diagnosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진단 jindan |
| 日本語 | 診断 shindan |
| 中文 | 診斷 /诊断 zhěnduàn |
| हिन्दी | निदान nidān, तश्ख़ीस taśxīs |
| Português | diagnóstico |
| Français | diagnostic, diagnose |
| Deutsch | Diagnose |
| Italiano | diagnosi |
| Ελληνικά | διάγνωση diágnosi |
| Română | diagnoză, diagnostic |
| Русский | диа́гноз diágnoz, диагно́стика diagnóstika |
| Tiếng Việt | chẩn đoán |
| العربية | تَشْخِيص tašḵīṣ |
| עברית | אִבְחוּן ivkhún |
noun identification of the nature and cause of something
| Español | diagnosis, diagnóstico |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Diagnose |
| Русский | диа́гноз diágnoz |
noun written description of a taxon
| Português | diagnose |
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Talk about this word "diagnosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diagnosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diagnosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diagnosis "diagnosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diagnosis.Cite this
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title = {diagnosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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