diagnose

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See also: Diagnose

English

Etymology

Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/, /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/, /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/
  • Audio (Southern England); /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/:(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊs

Verb

diagnose (third-person singular simple present diagnoses, present participle diagnosing, simple past and past participle diagnosed)

  1. (transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
  2. (by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.
    • 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, pages 262, 264:
      But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.
    • 2002, John J. Schiavone, Training for On-board Bus Electronics, page 19:
      Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data.

Usage notes

  • Some argue that to "diagnose with a disease" is an incorrect usage because the verb takes the physician as subject and a disease as object.

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Anagrams

Danish

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

diagnose c (singular definite diagnosen, plural indefinite diagnoser)

  1. diagnosis

Declension

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, to discern), from διά (diá, through) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, to know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.ɑxˈnoː.zə/, /ˌdi.aːˈɣnoː.zə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: di‧ag‧no‧se
  • Rhymes: -oːzə

Noun

diagnose f (plural diagnoses or diagnosen, diminutive diagnosetje n)

  1. diagnosis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: diagnosa, diagnose

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Noun

diagnose f (plural diagnoses)

  1. diagnosis

Descendants

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch diagnose, from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). Doublet of diagnosa and diagnosis.

Noun

diagnose

  1. Superseded spelling of diagnosis.

Interlingua

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

diagnose (plural diagnoses)

  1. diagnosis

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnoser, definite plural diagnosene)

  1. diagnosis

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnosar, definite plural diagnosane)

  1. diagnosis