diagnosis
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.”
Other meanings
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
“Diagnosis is part of being an automotive mechanic.”
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.
Related words
- astrodiagnosis
- diagnosis mill
- autodiagnosis
- biodiagnosis
- coprodiagnosis
- cytodiagnosis
- diagnose
- diagnostic
- diagnostics
- electrodiagnosis
- histodiagnosis
- immunodiagnosis
Word history
From Ancient Greek "διάγνωσις".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “diagnosis” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.