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Meaning
Noun
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In Medicine:
The
identification
of the
nature
and cause of an illness.
●
The
identification
of the
nature
and cause of something (of any
nature
).
●
In Taxonomy:
A
written
description
of a
species
or other
taxon
serving
to
distinguish
that
species
from all others; especially a
description
written
and
published
in Latin.
Verb
●
Synonym of diagnose
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Origin
diagnosis
English
diagnosis
Latin
διάγνωσις
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Prognosis
Treatment
Symptoms
Illness
Disorder
Medication
Assessment
Prescription
Etiology
Detection
Therapy
Symptom
Identification
Pathology
Disease
Biopsy
Screening
Patient
Condition
Surgery
Hospitalization
Cure
Evaluation
Classification
Pathophysiology
Syndrome
Finding
Pathogenesis
Patients
Vaccine
Infection
Detect
Prognostic
Intervention
Prevalence
Epidemiology
Cause
Blood Test
Differential Diagnoses
Medical Condition
Somatoform Disorder
Physical Examination
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