noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate , correct , right
▪ incorrect , wrong
▪ definite , definitive , firm , positive , specific
▪ provisional , tentative
▪
Without the results of the test, the doctor could only make a tentative ~.
▪ early
▪
Early ~ is critical for successful treatment.
▪ initial , original
▪ final
▪ primary
▪ clinical , medical , psychiatric
▪
clinical ~ of schizophrenia
▪ AIDS , cancer , etc.
VERB + DIAGNOSIS
▪ establish , give , make , provide , reach
▪
The doctor cannot give a ~ without knowing the full medical history.
▪ confirm , suggest , support
▪
Further tests have confirmed the ~.
▪ receive
PREPOSITION
▪ after ~ , before ~
▪
Patients may suffer from some of the symptoms years before ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of the disease
▪
a ~ of cancer
PHRASES
▪ a method of ~
▪
They are using new methods of ~.