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diagnose

[ dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz, dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz ]

verb (used with object)

diagnosed, diagnosing.
  1. to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:

    The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.

  2. to ascertain the cause or nature of (a disorder, malfunction, problem, etc.) from the symptoms:

    The mechanic diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine knock.

  3. to classify or determine on the basis of scientific examination.


verb (used without object)

diagnosed, diagnosing.
  1. to make a diagnosis.

diagnose

/ ˈ岹ɪəɡˌəʊ /

verb

  1. to determine or distinguish by diagnosis
  2. tr to examine (a person or thing), as for a disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈԴDz, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱a·ԴDza· adjective
  • ܲd·徱a·ԴDz verb (used with object) underdiagnosed underdiagnosing
  • ܲd··ԴDza· adjective
  • ܲ·徱a·ԴDz adjective
  • ɱ-徱a·ԴDz adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diagnose1

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from diagnosis
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For example, black men in England are twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, while men from Indian or Bangladeshi backgrounds are at particularly high risk of diabetes.

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April was born with spina bifida and was later diagnosed with tumours at the base of her spine which she says have left her in constant, debilitating pain.

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When “Top Gun” and “Batman Forever” heartthrob Val Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer a few years ago, he denied the reports on social media.

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The 75-year-old recently vowed to keep playing live "until the wheels come off", but said he had scaled back his tours after his wife, Patti Scialfa, was diagnosed with myeloma, a rare blood cancer.

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One further driver of the supposed vaccine-autism connection is that autism is far more frequently diagnosed today than in the past.

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