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| di·ag·no·sis [ d əg nṓssiss ] (plural di·ag·no·ses [ d əg n sz ]) |
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| Definition: |
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1. identification of illness: the identifying of an illness or disorder in a patient through physical examination, medical tests, or other procedures
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2. identification of problem: the identifying of the nature or cause of something, especially a problem or fault
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3. decision reached by diagnosis: a decision or conclusion reached by medical or other diagnosis
  The diagnosis is flu.
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| [Late 17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek diagnōsis< diagignōskein "distinguish" < gignōskein "know, perceive"] |
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