diagnosis
71diagnosis — Formal statement (in Latin) of the character states which distinguish one taxon from another; an integral part of a description …
72diagnosis — di·ag·no·sis …
73diagnosis — [ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊsɪs] (plural diagnoses [ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊsiːz] ) noun [C/U] a statement about what disease someone has, based on examining them …
74diagnosis — /daɪəgˈnoʊsəs / (say duyuhg nohsuhs) noun (plural diagnoses /daɪəgˈnoʊsiz/ (say duyuhg nohseez)) 1. Medicine a. the process of determining, by examination of the patient, the nature and identity of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached… …
75diagnosis — Etymologically and in its general interpretation, the word signifies a discrimination, a passing of judgment as to physical conditions. Baker v State, 91 Tex Crim 521, 240 SW 924, 22 ALR 1163, 1166. It is an analysis by a physician of the trouble …
76diagnosis — The process of identifying a disease by the signs and symptoms …
77diagnosis — n. (pl. diagnoses) 1 a the identification of a disease by means of a patient s symptoms. b an instance or formal statement of this. 2 a the identification of the cause of a mechanical fault etc. b an instance of this. 3 a the distinctive… …
78differential diagnosis — diagnosis …
79Prenatal diagnosis — Diagnosis before birth. Methods for prenatal diagnosis include ultrasound of the uterus, placenta, and/or developing fetus; chorionic villus sampling (CVS) to obtain tissue for chromosome or biochemical analysis; and amniocentesis to obtain… …
80Differential diagnosis — 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… …
