Diagnosis
[,daɪəg'nəʊsɪs] or [,daɪəɡ'nosɪs]
Definition
(noun.) identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon.
Edited by Gertrude--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Checker: Norris
Definition
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.
Edited by Cathryn
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's pulse and purse.
Typist: Tabitha
Examples
- No mode of behavior more imperiously demands knowledge of established modes of diagnosis and treatment than does his. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Besides utilizing X-ray in the diagnosis of disease, the rays themselves are employed in treatment of cancer and skin diseases. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Woodrow Wilson's diagnosis of the red herring in politics is obviously correct. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Editor: Natasha