Meanings
plural diagnoses
- countableuncountablemedicineThe process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
He was given the wrong treatment due to an erroneous diagnosis.
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Diagnosis is a challenging art informed by wide-ranging science.
Her diagnoses include type 2 diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder.
In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
2012 January 28, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87In 1995, 2% of schizophrenia diagnoses in the country were associated with cannabis use disorder. In 2000, it increased to around 4%. Since 2010, that figure increased to 8%, the study found.
2021 July 22, Katie Hunt, “Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the rise, study finds”, in CNN - countableuncountableThe process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
Diagnosis is part of being an automotive mechanic.
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Her diagnosis of the current economic situation is that central banks are overcorrecting.
The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of men's minds, and the love of epigram.
1887, Charles L. Reade, Compton Reade, Charles Reade, Dramatist, Novelist, Journalist: A MemoirMy diagnosis of his character proved correct.
1887, James Payn, Glow-worm tales - countableuncountablebiologyA written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others; especially a description written and published in Latin.
The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of diagnose.
More synonyms by meaning
nounidentifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
- Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
- Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
- Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
- Latindiagnōsis
- Englishdiagnosis
From Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek διάγνωσις
- διάγνωσις (diágnōsis)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Arabic تَشْخِيص
- تَشْخِيص (tašḵīṣ)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Bengali রোগনির্ণয়
- রোগনির্ণয় (rōgonirnoẏ)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Bulgarian диагно́за
- диагно́за (diagnóza)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Catalan diagnòstic, diagnosi
- diagnòsticidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- diagnosiidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Chinese Cantonese 診斷 /诊断
- 診斷 /诊断 (can² dyun³ / zan² dyun³)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Chinese Mandarin 診斷 /诊断
- 診斷 /诊断 (zhěnduàn)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Czech diagnóza
- diagnózaidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Danish diagnose, diagnosticering
- diagnoseidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- diagnosticeringidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Dutch diagnose
- diagnoseidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Esperanto diagnozo
- diagnozoidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Estonian diagnoos
- diagnoosidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Finnish diagnoosi
- diagnoosiidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
French diagnostic, diagnose
- diagnosticidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- diagnoseidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
German Diagnose, Diagnose
- Diagnoseidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- Diagnoseidentification of the nature and cause of something
Greek διάγνωση
- διάγνωση (diágnosi)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Hebrew אִבְחוּן
- אִבְחוּן (ivkhún)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Hindi निदान, तश्ख़ीस
- निदान (nidān)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
- तश्ख़ीस (taśxīs)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Hungarian diagnózis, kórjelzés
- diagnózisidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- kórjelzésidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Icelandic greining, sjúkdómsgreining
- greiningidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- sjúkdómsgreiningidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Indonesian diagnosis
- diagnosisidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Irish diagnóis
- diagnóisidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Italian diagnosi
- diagnosiidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Japanese 診断
- 診断 (shindan)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Korean 진단
- 진단 (jindan)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Latvian diagnoze
- diagnozeidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Lithuanian diagnozė
- diagnozėidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Malay diagnosis
- diagnosisidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Māori whakatau māuiui
- whakatau māuiuiidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Norwegian Bokmål diagnose
- diagnoseidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Polish diagnoza, rozpoznanie
- diagnozaidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- rozpoznanieidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Portuguese diagnose, diagnóstico
- diagnosewritten description of a taxon
- diagnósticoidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Romanian diagnoză, diagnostic
- diagnozăidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- diagnosticidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Russian диа́гноз, диагно́стика
- диа́гноз (diágnoz)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
- диагно́стика (diagnóstika)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
- диа́гноз (diágnoz)identification of the nature and cause of something
Slovak diagnóza
- diagnózaidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Spanish diagnóstico, diagnosis
- diagnósticoidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- diagnosisidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- diagnosisidentification of the nature and cause of something
- diagnósticoidentification of the nature and cause of something
Swedish diagnos
- diagnosidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Tagalog suring-aral
- suring-aralidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Thai การวินิจฉัย
- การวินิจฉัย (gaan-wí-nít-chǎi)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Turkish tanı, teşhis
- tanıidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- teşhisidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
- tanılamaidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Ukrainian діа́гноз
- діа́гноз (diáhnoz)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Urdu تَشْخِیص
- تَشْخِیص (taśxīs)identification of the nature and cause of an illness
Vietnamese chẩn đoán
- chẩn đoánidentification of the nature and cause of an illness
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with diagnosis
Cite this entry
diagnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagnosis
“diagnosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagnosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diagnosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagnosis.
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