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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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