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diagnosis

noun
/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)der. Latin diagnōsisder. English diagnosis From Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).

  1. derived from διάγνωσις
  2. derived from diagnōsis

Definitions

  1. The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical…

    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.
    • He was given the wrong treatment due to an erroneous diagnosis.
    • Her diagnoses include type 2 diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder.

  2. The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something…

    The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

    • Diagnosis is part of being an automotive mechanic.
    • Her diagnosis of the current economic situation is that central banks are overcorrecting.
    • The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of men's minds, and the love of epigram.

  3. A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species…

    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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Synonym of diagnose.

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

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Derived

astrodiagnosis, autodiagnosis, biodiagnosis, clinical diagnosis, coprodiagnosis, cytodiagnosis, diagnonsense, diagnose, diagnostic, diagnostics, differential diagnosis, electrodiagnosis, histodiagnosis, immunodiagnosis, iridodiagnosis, misdiagnosis, nanodiagnosis, neodiagnosis, neurodiagnosis, nondiagnosis, overdiagnosis, pharmacodiagnosis, photodiagnosis, physical diagnosis, postdiagnosis, prediagnosis, pseudodiagnosis, psychodiagnosis, pulse diagnosis, radiodiagnosis, rediagnosis, scapegoat diagnosis, self-diagnosis, serodiagnosis, subdiagnosis, telediagnosis, theragnosis, transdiagnosis, underdiagnosis, xenodiagnosis

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at diagnosis. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at diagnosis. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at diagnosis

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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