Etymology

radiodiagnosis

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Today it means: diagnosis by means of X-rays or radiochemical tracers Full definition →

English diagnosis ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
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  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  4. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  6. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  7. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  11. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  14. Latindiagnōsis
  15. Englishdiagnosis
  16. English todayradiodiagnosis

From radio- + diagnosis.

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