diagnosis

English

/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/

noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.
  • The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
  • (taxonomy) A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others. Especially, a description written in Latin and published.

Etymology

Derived from Latin diagnōsis derived from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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