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Complete Definition of "diagnosis"

English

Etymology
From L. term|diagnosis#Latin|diagnōsis, from AGr. term|διάγνωσις||scpolytonic|trdiágnōsis, from term|διαγιγνώσκειν||to discern|scpolytonic|trdiagignóskein, from term|διά||apart|scpolytonic|trdiá + term|γιγνώσκειν||to learn|scpolytonic|trgignóskein.

Pronunciation
IPA|/daɪəgˈnəʊsɪs/

Noun
en-noun|diagnoses

  1. medicine The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.
  2. The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

Translations
Czech: diagnóza f
Dutch: diagnose f
Finnish: diagnoosi
French: diagnostic m, diagnose f
German: Diagnose f (1,2)
Hebrew: אבחון (yvkhun) m (1)
Italian: diagnosi f
Portuguese: diagnóstico m
Russian: диагноз m, диагнозы pl.

Related terms
diagnose

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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