diagnosis
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
diagnosis /ˌdʌɪəgˈnəʊsɪs/
▶noun (pl. diagnoses /-siːz/)
- 1 the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
- 2 the distinctive characterization in precise terms of a genus, species, or phenomenon.
– origin C17: mod. L., from Gk, from diagignōskein ‘distinguish, discern’.
'diagnosis' also found in these Oxford entries:
chiropractic
- diagnose
- diagnostic
- indeterminate
- iridology
- laparotomy
- medicine
- nuclear medicine
- pathognomonic
- percuss
- physician
- psychiatrist
- telemedicine
- undiagnosed
