diagnosis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of identifying a disease or medical condition, or the conclusion reached.

   After several tests, the doctors finally reached a diagnosis.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of identifying the nature or cause of a problem.

   A correct diagnosis of the company's troubles is the first step to fixing them.

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

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