DIAGNOSE

[verb] - to recognize and name (the exact character of a disease or a problem) by making an examinationThey've diagnosed cancer. [T]His condition was diagnosed as some sort of blood disorder. [T]She was diagnosed as having diabetes/being diabetic. [T]The doctor diagnosed that the child had an ear infection. [+ that clause]It is not possible to diagnose precisely which of the people who show symptoms will go on to develop the disease. [+ wh- word]Failure to diagnose correctly is one of the biggest criticisms made of doctors in a report out this month. [I]The electrician has diagnosed a fault in the wiring. [T]