pharmacodiagnosis

noun

diagnosis made with the use of pharmaceuticals

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

nounpharmacodiagnosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablediagnosis made with the use of pharmaceuticals

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
  2. Englishpharmaco-
  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. Englishpharmacodiagnosis

From pharmaco- + diagnosis.

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pharmacodiagnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacodiagnosis

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