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Diagnosis

Diagnosis Meaning & Definition
Diagnosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diagnosis?

[n] identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diagnosis: diagnosing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Diagnosis: action | anatomic diagnosis | award | biological diagnosis | biopsy | clinical diagnosis | condemnation | consideration | construction | cytodiagnosis | decision | decree | definition | deliverance | description | determination | dictum | differential diagnosis | digital examination | doom | electrocardiography | electroencephalography | electromyography | examination | finding | interpretation | laboratory diagnosis | mammography | meaning | oral examination | order | Pap test | physical diagnosis | physical examination | postmortem diagnosis | precedent | prognosis | pronouncement | reading | resolution | ruling | sentence | serodiagnosis | smear | study | test | urinalysis | uroscopy | verdict | way of seeing | work-up

See Also | blood typing | designation | identification | medical diagnosis | uranalysis | urinalysis

Diagnosis In Webster's Dictionary

\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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