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• diagnosis — diagnosis, prognosis should perhaps be called near synonyms; but they can be confused because both are employed in a specific medical sense with clear, sharp implications that are often carried over into their general and extended use. Diagnosis… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Diagnosis — Di ag*no sis, n.; pl. {Diagnoses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to distinguish; dia through, asunder + ? to know. See {Know}.] 1. (Med.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Diagnosis X — Format Reality Production Running time 44 minutes (60 with commercials) Broadcast Original channel TLC …   Wikipedia

• diagnosis — (plural diagnosis) sustantivo femenino 1. Área: medicina Identificación de una enfermedad por los síntomas y signos que le son propios: Hacer una diagnosis es uno de los ejercicios prácticos de patología. Sinónimo: diagnóstico …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

• diagnosis — [dī΄əg nō′sis] n. pl. diagnoses [dī΄əg nō′sēz΄] [ModL < Gr diagnōsis, a distinguishing < diagignōskein, to distinguish: see DIA & GNOSIS] 1. the act or process of discovering or identifying a diseased condition by means of a medical… …   English World dictionary

• diagnosis — I noun analysis, appreciation of differences, assay, breakdown, careful appreciation, categorization, category, classification, classificatory description, conclusion, critical appraisal, critical scrutiny, critique, designation, differentiation …   Law dictionary

• diagnosis — 1680s, medical L. application of Gk. diagnosis a discerning, distinguishing, from stem of diagignoskein discern, distinguish, lit. to know thoroughly, from dia apart (see DIA (Cf. dia )) + gignoskein to learn (see GNOSTIC (Cf. gnostic)) …   Etymology dictionary

• diagnosis — has the plural form diagnoses (pronounced gnoh seez) …   Modern English usage

• diagnosis — [n] identification of problem, disease analysis, conclusion, examination, interpretation, investigation, opinion, pronouncement, scrutiny, summary; concepts 283,689 …   New thesaurus

• diagnosis — (Del gr. διάγνωσις, conocimiento). 1. f. Acción y efecto de diagnosticar. 2. Biol. Descripción característica y diferencial abreviada de una especie, género, etc. 3. Med. diagnóstico (ǁ arte o acto de reconocer una enfermedad) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

• diagnosis — ► NOUN (pl. diagnoses) ▪ the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. ORIGIN Greek, from diagign skein distinguish, discern …   English terms dictionary