DIAGNOSIS


Meaning of DIAGNOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs, -əg- ]

noun

( plural di·ag·no·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek diagnōsis, from diagignōskein to distinguish, from dia- + gignōskein to know — more at know

Date: 1655

1.

a. : the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

b. : the decision reached by diagnosis

2. : a concise technical description of a taxon

3.

a. : investigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition, situation, or problem

diagnosis of engine trouble

b. : a statement or conclusion from such an analysis

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