Diagnosis

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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; also, the decision arrived at.


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     2. Hence, the act or process of identifying the nature or
        cause of some phenomenon, especially the abnormal behavior
        of an animal or artifactual device; as, diagnosis of a
        vibration in an automobile; diagnosis of the failure of a
        sales campaign; diagnosis of a computer malfunction.
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     3. Scientific determination of any kind; the concise
        description of characterization of a species.
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     4. Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such
        scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning,
        motives and character.
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              The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of
              men's minds, and the love of epigram. --Compton
                                                    Reade.
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              My diagnosis of his character proved correct. --J.
                                                    Payn.
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     {Differential diagnosis} (Med.), the determination of the
        distinguishing characteristics as between two similar
        diseases or conditions.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diagnosis
       n : identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon [syn: {diagnosing}]
       [also: {diagnoses} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "diagnosis":
     Pap test, action, anatomic diagnosis, award, biological diagnosis,
     biopsy, clinical diagnosis, condemnation, consideration,
     construction, cytodiagnosis, decision, decree, definition,
     deliverance, description, determination, dictum,
     differential diagnosis, digital examination, doom,
     electrocardiography, electroencephalography, electromyography,
     examination, finding, interpretation, laboratory diagnosis,
     mammography, meaning, oral examination, order, physical diagnosis,
     physical examination, postmortem diagnosis, precedent, prognosis,
     pronouncement, reading, resolution, ruling, sentence,
     serodiagnosis, smear, study, test, urinalysis, uroscopy, verdict,
     way of seeing, work-up
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  DIAGNOSIS, n.  A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's
  pulse and purse.