diagnosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce diagnosis in British English:
UK [ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce diagnosis in American English:
US [ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
Word Origin
- diagnosis
- diagnosis: [17] The underlying meaning of Greek diágnōsis was ‘knowing apart’. It was derived from diagignóskein ‘distinguish, discern’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dia- ‘apart’ and gignóskein ‘know, perceive’ (a relative of English know): In postclassical times the general notion of ‘distinguishing’ or ‘discerning’ was applied specifically to medical examination in order to determine the nature of a disease.=> know
- diagnosis (n.)
- 1680s, medical Latin application of Greek diagnosis "a discerning, distinguishing," from stem of diagignoskein "discern, distinguish," literally "to know thoroughly," from dia- "apart" (see dia-) + gignoskein "to learn" (see gnostic).
Example
- 1. Can the fed rest its diagnosis on this data ?
- 2. She lived for a little less than a year after the diagnosis .
- 3. Step 3 : understand your diagnosis .
- 4. The original diagnosis of greece was wrong .
- 5. Successful treatment of breast cancer depends on early diagnosis .