noun

diagnosis

deye-uhg-NOH-sihs

noun

The identification of a disease or medical condition through examination.

"The diagnosis confirmed what the family had feared for months."

"Getting an early diagnosis can make a huge difference in treatment."

The identification of the cause of any problem.

"The IT team gave a quick diagnosis of the network outage."

How to Use Diagnosis

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe conclusion a doctor (or anyone investigating a problem) reaches about what's actually wrong.

Common mistake

Plural is "diagnoses," not "diagnosises."

Common pairings

make a diagnosis early diagnosis confirm a diagnosis

diagnoses plural

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The _____ confirmed what the family had feared for months.

From Greek diagnosis, from diagignoskein ("to discern"), from dia- ("through") + gignoskein ("to know").

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