DIAGNOSE


Meaning of DIAGNOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz, ˌdī-ig-ˈ, -əg- ]

verb

( -nosed ; -nos·ing )

Etymology: back-formation from diagnosis

Date: circa 1859

transitive verb

1.

a. : to recognize (as a disease) by signs and symptoms

b. : to diagnose a disease or condition in

diagnosed the patient

2. : to analyze the cause or nature of

diagnose the problem

intransitive verb

: to make a diagnosis

• di·ag·nos·able or di·ag·nose·able ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-sə-bəl, -əg-, -zə- adjective

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