diagnosis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.

   Diagnosis is a challenging art informed by wide-ranging science.

2. 2
   noun

   A 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.

3. 3
   verb

   Synonym of diagnose.

   Experienced mechanics can diagnosis the condition of machinery just by listening.

4. 4
   noun

   identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

Etymology

From Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).