diagnosis

Pronunciation: /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

Etymology

From Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

diagnosing

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
designation
Narrower (hyponyms)
blood typing, urinalysis, medical diagnosis

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