3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diagnosis \Di`ag*no"sis\, n.; pl {Diagnoses}. [NL., fr Gr ?,
fr ? to distinguish; dia` through asunder + ? to know See
{Know}.]
1. (Med.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of
disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its
character; also the decision arrived at
2. Scientific determination of any kind the concise
description of characterization of a species.
3. Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such
scrutiny; esp., perception of or judgment concerning,
motives and character.
The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of
men's minds, and the love of epigram. --Compton
Reade.
My diagnosis of his character proved correct. --J.
Payn.
{Differential diagnosis} (Med.), the determination of the
distinguishing characteristics as between two similar
diseases or conditions.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
diagnosis
n : identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon [syn: {diagnosing}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
DIAGNOSIS, n. A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's
pulse and purse.
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