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diagnosable

American  
[dahy-uhg-nohs-uh-buhl] / ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊs ə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be diagnosed.


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Jansen, the neuropathologist who had raised concerns, had by that point examined the autopsies of eight cluster patients and firmly believed they all had known, diagnosable illnesses.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2026

But Gen Z is putting its own stamp on it, turning an age-old relationship strain into an instantly diagnosable flaw.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

As with any disorder, some diagnosable people are never seen by a clinician.

From Slate Sep. 29, 2024

But these are related to real, diagnosable mental conditions not confined to Hollywood monsters.

From Salon May 20, 2024

The attacks of sick-headache, diagnosable symptomatically as migraine, were so devastating that in 1883, after the printing of his masterpiece, "Also Sprach Zarathustra," he wrote "My life has been a complete failure."

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.

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