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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/

Definition 1:
• The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
Example: Diagnosis is a challenging art informed by wide-ranging science.
Example: He was given the wrong treatment due to an erroneous diagnosis.
Example: Her diagnoses include type 2 diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder.
Labels: medicine, sciences, countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
Example: Diagnosis is part of being an automotive mechanic.
Example: Her diagnosis of the current economic situation is that central banks are overcorrecting.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• 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.
Labels: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy, countable, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/

Definition 1:
• Synonym of diagnose.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: diagnose
Labels: nonstandard, proscribed, rare

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diagnosis