diagnose

[ dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz, dahy-uh g-nohs, -nohz ]

/ ˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, -ˌnoʊz, ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz /

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verb (used with object), di·ag·nosed, di·ag·nos·ing.

to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.

to ascertain the cause or nature of (a disorder, malfunction, problem, etc.) from the symptoms: The mechanic diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine knock.

to classify or determine on the basis of scientific examination.

verb (used without object), di·ag·nosed, di·ag·nos·ing.

to make a diagnosis.

Nearby words

diagenetic, diageotropic, diageotropism, diaghilev, diaghilev, sergei pavlovich, diagnose, diagnosis, diagnosis by exclusion, diagnostic, diagnostic diphtheria toxin, diagnostic specificity

Origin of diagnose

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from diagnosis

Related forms

di·ag·nos·a·ble, adjectiveun·der·di·ag·nose, verb (used with object), un·der·di·ag·nosed, un·der·di·ag·nos·ing.un·di·ag·nos·a·ble, adjectiveun·di·ag·nosed, adjective

well-di·ag·nosed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for diagnosed

A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
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I was, she diagnosed, half joking and half horrified, a “digital hoarder.”
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When I was first diagnosed with cancer I made the decision to share my story with strangers.
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She languished in bed and he diagnosed her illness as resulting from the fact that she was "hidebound."
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Despite my experience with Tim Grogan, I diagnosed the condition of these men as being entirely due to strong drink.
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Well, he has not diagnosed the case satisfactorily, but he says I have some sort of lung trouble.
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At last specialists from Boston arrived and it was diagnosed that I was suffering from an aggravated attack of appendicitis.
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In that concrete illustration, Turgenev diagnosed the weakness of naturalism.
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British Dictionary definitions for diagnosed

diagnose

/ (ˈdaɪəɡˌnəʊz) /

verb

to determine or distinguish by diagnosis

(tr) to examine (a person or thing), as for a disease

Derived Formsdiagnosable, adjective

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Medicine definitions for diagnosed

diagnose

[ dī′əg-nōs′, -nōz′ ]

v.

To distinguish or identify a disease by diagnosis.

To identify a person as having a particular disease or condition by diagnosis.

diagnose

verb (used with object), di·ag·nosed, di·ag·nos·ing.

verb (used without object), di·ag·nosed, di·ag·nos·ing.

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diagnose

verb

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diagnose

v.