Diagnosis

[,daɪəg'nəʊsɪs] or [,daɪəɡ'nosɪs]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) 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.

(n.) Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species.

(n.) Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning, motives and character.

整理:诺里斯

解釋/意思:

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.

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