diagnose C1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ UK /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/ See IPA manual Freq #21418 Meanings 1 verb To identify a disease or medical condition from its signs and symptoms. The doctor diagnosed her chest pain as a mild heart condition. 2 verb To work out the cause of a problem or fault. The mechanic took an hour to diagnose the strange noise in the engine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to identify a disease or... name Word family Forms diagnoseddiagnosesdiagnosing Derived forms diagnosabilitydiagnosablediagnoseemisdiagnosenondiagnosedoverdiagnoseprediagnoseprediagnosedrediagnoseretrodiagnoseself-diagnoseserodiagnose Etymology AI details Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb). *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # diagnose **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/ **Frequency rank:** 21418 ## Meanings 1. To identify a disease or medical condition from its signs and symptoms. 2. To work out the cause of a problem or fault. ## Examples - The doctor diagnosed her chest pain as a mild heart condition. - The mechanic took an hour to diagnose the strange noise in the engine. ## Derived Forms - diagnosability - diagnosable - diagnosee - misdiagnose - nondiagnosed - overdiagnose - prediagnose - prediagnosed - rediagnose - retrodiagnose - self-diagnose - serodiagnose ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ǵneh₃- - Affix: dia- - through ## Etymology Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb). ## AI Etymology Diagnose is a back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb). The historical chain includes *ǵneh₃- (Proto-Indo-European). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as diagnosability, diagnosable, diagnosee, and misdiagnose. In present use it covers to identify a disease or medical condition from its signs and symptoms and to work out the cause of a problem or fault. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown