diagnosis
noun
[ ˌdʌɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs ]
• the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
• "early diagnosis and treatment are essential"
Similar:
identification,
recognition,
discovery,
detection,
pinpointing,
reading,
determination,
confirmation,
verification,
opinion,
prognosis,
judgement,
verdict,
pronouncement,
conclusion,
interpretation,
solution,
result,
• the distinctive characterization in precise terms of a genus, species, or phenomenon.
Origin:
late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from diagignōskein ‘distinguish, discern’, from dia ‘apart’ + gignōskein ‘recognize, know’.
