About The Word Diagnosis
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Diagnosis
Diagnosis Definition And Meaning |
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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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