diagnosis

di-ag-no-sis · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

  2. 2.

    The distinctive characterization of a problem or situation.

Related words

Antonyms: misdiagnosis
See also: diagnose, diagnosed, prognosis
Synonyms: assessment, determination, identification, verdict

Etymology

From Greek diagnosis meaning "a distinguishing, discerning," from diagnoskein meaning "to discern, distinguish," from dia- (through, apart) + gignoskein (to know). First recorded in English in the 17th century.