What does Diagnosis mean?

Definitions for Diagnosis
ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪsdi·ag·no·sis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. diagnosis, diagnosingnoun

    identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

GCIDE

  1. Diagnosisnoun

    Hence, the act or process of identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon, especially the abnormal behavior of an animal or artifactual device; as, diagnosis of a vibration in an automobile; diagnosis of the failure of a sales campaign; diagnosis of a computer malfunction.

Wiktionary

  1. diagnosisnoun

    The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.

  2. diagnosisnoun

    The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

  3. diagnosisnoun

    A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others. Especially, a description written in Latin and published.

  4. Etymology: From diagnosis, from διάγνωσις, from διαγιγνώσκειν, from διά + γιγνώσκειν.

Wikipedia

  1. Diagnosis

    Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine "cause and effect". In systems engineering and computer science, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions.

ChatGPT

  1. diagnosis

    Diagnosis is the process of identifying a disease, condition, or problem by examining someone or something and analyzing the signs, symptoms, or test results. It generally involves a medical professional using their knowledge and expertise combined with the results of various medical tests to determine the nature and cause of an individual's health problem.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Diagnosisnoun

    the art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; also, the decision arrived at

  2. Diagnosisnoun

    scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species

  3. Diagnosisnoun

    critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning, motives and character

  4. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to distinguish; dia` through, asunder + to know. See Know.]

Wikidata

  1. Diagnosis

    Medical diagnosis refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identify a possible disease or disorder, and to the opinion reached by this process. From the point of view of statistics the diagnostic procedure involves classification tests. It is a major component of, for example, the procedure of a doctor's visit.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Diagnosis

    dī-ag-nō′sis, n. the distinguishing a disease by means of its symptoms: a brief description:—pl. Diagnō′ses.—v.t. Dī′agnose, to ascertain from symptoms, as a disease.—adj. Dīagnos′tic, distinguishing: characteristic.—n. that by which anything is known: a symptom.—n.pl. Diagnos′tics, the branch of medicine to which the skill in noting and interpreting symptoms belongs. [Gr., dia, between, gnōsisgnōnai, to know.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Diagnosis

    The determination of the nature of a disease or condition, or the distinguishing of one disease or condition from another. Assessment may be made through physical examination, laboratory tests, or the likes. Computerized programs may be used to enhance the decision-making process.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Diagnosis' in Nouns Frequency: #1964

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Diagnosis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Diagnosis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Diagnosis in a Sentence

  1. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency:

    With DIGET, it soon may be possible to not only confirm an influenza( or COVID-19) diagnosis, but also to determine the strain, the origin, and whether the strain is drug resistant, in addition, DIGET tools could assess the severity of disease to guide how the patient is triaged and treated.

  2. Otis Brawley:

    Go talk to your internist who did the referral, that's someone with whom you should have an open and honest conversation about this. You should be getting, at the absolute minimum, a high-quality mammogram every year with a radiologist who is aware of the previous diagnosis. She should perhaps consider getting an MRI screening.

  3. Brittany Stineman:

    He was in the hospital for seven months, i didn't understand any of it the day of the diagnosis.

  4. Sergio Gor:

    After testing positive, Kimberly was immediately isolated to limit any exposure, she's doing well, and will be retested to ensure the diagnosis is correct since she's asymptomatic but as a precaution will cancel all upcoming events. Donald Trump Jr was tested negative, but as a precaution is also self isolating and is canceling all public events.

  5. Shannen Doherty:

    One of the reasons, along with Luke Perry -- that I did' 90210' and didn't really tell anybody because I thought, people can look at that other people with stage 4 can work too. Like, you know, our life doesn't end the minute we get that diagnosis. We still have some living to do.

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