diagnose

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

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.

Origin of diagnose

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from diagnosis

Related formsdi·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, adjectivewell-di·ag·nosed, adjective

diagnosis

[dahy-uh g-noh-sis]

noun, plural di·ag·no·ses

[dahy-uh g-noh-seez] /ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ siz/.

Medicine/Medical.
1. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition.
2. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx
Biology. scientific determination; a description that classifies a group or taxon precisely.
a determining or analysis of the cause or nature of a problem or situation.
an answer or solution to a problematic situation.

Origin of diagnosis

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek diágnōsis a distinguishing. See dia-, -gnosis

Related formspre·di·ag·no·sis, noun, plural pre·di·ag·no·ses.

Can be confuseddiagnosis prognosis

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Examples from the Web for diagnoses

Contemporary Examples

“Their wounds were not inconsistent with it, so we pursued the diagnoses,” LeVecchio recently old The Daily Beast.
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Abby Haglage
November 7, 2013
The 200 or so diagnoses in the DSM, on the other hand, explain little and predict less.
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Gary Greenberg
May 12, 2013
They support about 7,700 sick children and their families, from the time of their diagnoses.
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Tom Sykes
April 29, 2013
Some of the diagnoses are real and important; others are figments, really.
America’s Depression Diagnoses Epidemic and How to Fix It
Jesse Singal
March 30, 2013
So how does the DSM miss the boat when it comes to diagnoses?
America’s Depression Diagnoses Epidemic and How to Fix It
Jesse Singal
March 30, 2013

Historical Examples

The only things I do on outcalls are diagnoses, vaccinations, and emergencies.
The Lani People
J. F. Bone
If the first and second and third were wrong in their diagnoses, why not the fourth?
The Carter Girls
Nell Speed
I will give two or three of Phinuit's diagnoses as examples.
Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research
Michael Sage
She diagnoses her cases like a physician, and she wastes no time on incurables.
What eight million women want
Rheta Childe Dorr
His diagnoses were confirmed by Bernadotte, and more than confirmed in after years.
The Tragedy of St. Helena
Walter Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for diagnoses

diagnose

verb

to determine or distinguish by diagnosis
(tr) to examine (a person or thing), as for a disease

Derived Formsdiagnosable, adjective

diagnosis

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

1. the identification of diseases by the examination of symptoms and signs and by other investigations
2. an opinion or conclusion so reached
1. thorough analysis of facts or problems in order to gain understanding and aid future planning
2. an opinion or conclusion reached through such analysis
a detailed description of an organism, esp a plant, for the purpose of classification

Word Origin

C17: New Latin, from Greek: a distinguishing, from diagignōskein to distinguish, from gignōskein to perceive, know

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Word Origin and History for diagnoses

n.

plural of diagnosis.

diagnose

v.

1861, back-formation from diagnosis. Related: Diagnosed; diagnosing.

diagnosis

n.

1680s, medical Latin application of Greek diagnosis "a discerning, distinguishing," from stem of diagignoskein "discern, distinguish," literally "to know thoroughly," from dia- "apart" (see dia-) + gignoskein "to learn" (see gnostic).

diagnoses in Medicine

diagnose

(dī′əg-nōs′, -nōz′)

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

diagnosis

(dī′əg-nō′sĭs)

n. pl. di•ag•no•ses (-sēz)

The act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data.
The opinion derived from such an evaluation.
A brief description of the distinguishing characteristics of an organism, as for taxonomic classification.

diagnoses in Science

diagnosis

[dī′əg-nō′sĭs]

Plural diagnoses (dī′əg-nō′sēz)

The identification by a medical provider of a condition, disease, or injury made by evaluating the symptoms and signs presented by a patient.

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Examples from the Web for diagnoses

Contemporary Examples

“Their wounds were not inconsistent with it, so we pursued the diagnoses,” LeVecchio recently old The Daily Beast.

The 200 or so diagnoses in the DSM, on the other hand, explain little and predict less.

They support about 7,700 sick children and their families, from the time of their diagnoses.

Some of the diagnoses are real and important; others are figments, really.

So how does the DSM miss the boat when it comes to diagnoses?

Historical Examples

The only things I do on outcalls are diagnoses, vaccinations, and emergencies.

If the first and second and third were wrong in their diagnoses, why not the fourth?

I will give two or three of Phinuit's diagnoses as examples.

She diagnoses her cases like a physician, and she wastes no time on incurables.

His diagnoses were confirmed by Bernadotte, and more than confirmed in after years.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for diagnoses

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