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di·ag·no·sis
 diagnosis
- pronunciation:
- daI
 g
no
sihs
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
diagnoses |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of finding out the nature of an illness or injury by examining its signs and symptoms.
- similar words:
- analysis, examination, finding, investigation, study
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| definition 2: |
the conclusion reached by this process.
- synonyms:
- prognosis
- similar words:
- conclusion
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| definition 3: |
the act or process of analytically examining a situation, problem, or the like, or the result of such examination.
- similar words:
- analysis, examination, interpretation, investigation, study
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| definition 4: |
in biology, an exact description leading to a classification.
- similar words:
- description
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| related words: |
opinion |
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