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The definition of a diagnosis is the process of finding out what is causing symptoms, a disease or injury in a patient and the opinion reached based on the process.

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An example of a diagnosis is a doctor researching the cause of their patient's back pain.

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noun pl. diagnoses

the act or process of discovering or identifying a diseased condition by means of a medical examination, laboratory test, etc.
a careful examination and analysis of the facts in an attempt to understand or explain something: a diagnosis of the economy
a decision or opinion based on such examination
Biol. a short scientific description for taxonomic classification

Origin: ModL < Gr diagnōsis, a distinguishing < diagignōskein, to distinguish: see dia- & -gnosis

See diagnosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. di·ag·no·ses (-sēz)

Medicine
a. The act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data.
b. The opinion derived from such an evaluation.
a. A critical analysis of the nature of something.
b. The conclusion reached by such analysis.
Biology A brief description of the distinguishing characteristics of an organism, as for taxonomic classification.

Origin:

Origin: Greek diagnōsis, discernment

Origin: , from diagignōskein, to distinguish

Origin: : dia-, apart; see dia-

Origin: + gignōskein, gnō-, to come to know, discern; see gnō- in Indo-European roots

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