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diagnose
[ dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz, dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz ]
verb (used with object)
- to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- 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.
- to classify or determine on the basis of scientific examination.
verb (used without object)
- to make a diagnosis.
diagnose
/ ˈ岹ɪəɡˌəʊ /
verb
- to determine or distinguish by diagnosis
- tr to examine (a person or thing), as for a disease
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈԴDz, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱a·ԴDza· adjective
- ܲd·徱a·ԴDz verb (used with object) underdiagnosed underdiagnosing
- ܲd··ԴDza· adjective
- ܲ·徱a·ԴDz adjective
- ɱ-徱a·ԴDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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