Dictionary

diagnose en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/ (UK)
• /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ (US)
• /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)der. Latin diagnōsisder. English diagnosisbf. English diagnose Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
2. (broadly) To determine the cause of a problem.
   • Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data. 2002, John J. Schiavone, Training for On-board Bus Electronics, page 19:
   • But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives. 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, pages 262, 264:

Forms

Deriveds

misdiagnose · diagnosability · nondiagnosed · overdiagnose · underdiagnosed · undiagnose · underdiagnose · serodiagnose · rediagnose · prediagnose · retrodiagnose · diagnosable · undiagnosed · self-diagnose · diagnosee · telediagnose · prediagnosed

Translations (48)

gl diagnosticar (determine the root cause of) · nrf dgiag'noser (determine the root cause of) · tr tanılamak (determine the root cause of) · mi tautuhi (determine the root cause of) · ja 診断する (determine the root cause of) · mi tautohu (determine the root cause of) · lb diagnostizéieren (determine the root cause of) · da diagnosticere (determine the root cause of) · th วินิจฉัย (determine the root cause of) · grc διαγιγνώσκω (determine the root cause of) · nl diagnosticeren (determine the root cause of) · tr tanı koymak (determine the root cause of) · bg диагностици́рам (determine the root cause of) · ro diagnostica (determine the root cause of) · lv diagnosticēt (determine the root cause of) · tr saptamak (determine the root cause of) · sv diagnostisera (determine the root cause of) · de diagnostizieren (determine the root cause of) · cmn 診斷 /诊断 (determine the root cause of) · hy ախտորոշել (determine the root cause of) · kk диагноз қою (determine the root cause of) · mn оношлох (determine the root cause of) · pt diagnosticar (determine the root cause of) · pl diagnozować (determine the root cause of) · ur تشخیص کرنا (determine the root cause of) · km រោគវិនិច្ឆ័យ (determine the root cause of) · kk анықтау (determine the root cause of) · ru диагности́ровать (determine the root cause of) · kk диагностикалау (determine the root cause of) · fi diagnosoida (determine the root cause of) · el διαγιγνώσκω (determine the root cause of) · ast diagnosticar (determine the root cause of) · tr teşhis etmek (determine the root cause of) · cs diagnostikovat (determine the root cause of) · it diagnosticare (determine the root cause of) · kw diagnosa (determine the root cause of) · ko 진단 (determine the root cause of) · be дыягнастава́ць (determine the root cause of) · hu diagnosztizál (determine the root cause of) · he אבחן (determine the root cause of) · uk діагностува́ти (determine the root cause of) · ar شَخَّصَ (determine the root cause of) · eo diagnozi (determine the root cause of) · ca diagnosticar (determine the root cause of) · fr diagnostiquer (determine the root cause of) · vi chẩn đoán (determine the root cause of) · es diagnosticar (determine the root cause of) · la diagnōsticō (determine the root cause of)