autodiagnosis

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noun

Diagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.

OriginEnglish diagnosis ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) →
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Meanings

nounautodiagnosis (countable and uncountable, plural autodiagnoses)

plural autodiagnoses

  1. uncountableDiagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  11. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  13. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  14. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  18. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  21. Latindiagnōsis
  22. Englishdiagnosis
  23. Englishautodiagnosis

From auto- + diagnosis.

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APA

autodiagnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodiagnosis

MLA

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Chicago

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