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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary di·ag·nose (-nosed ; -nos·ing) ETYMOLOGY back-formation from diagnosis DATE circa 1859 transitive verb 1. a. to recognize (as a disease) by signs and symptoms b. to diagnose a disease or condition in diagnosed the patient 2. to analyze the cause or nature of diagnose the problem intransitive verb : to make a diagnosis English Etymology diagnose diagnose (v.) 1861, back formation from diagnosis. Related: Diagnosed. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 diagnose diag·nose / 5daiE^nEuz; -5nEuz; NAmE 7daiE^5nous / verb ~ sb (as / with) (sth) | ~ sth (as sth) to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is 诊断(疾病)；判断(问题的原因): ▪ [VN] The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases. 此项化验可用于诊断多种疾病。 The illness was diagnosed as cancer. 此病诊断为癌症。 He has recently been diagnosed with angina. 他最近被诊断出患有心绞痛。 ▪ [VN-N] He was diagnosed (as) a diabetic when he was 64. 他 64 岁时被诊断患有糖尿病。 ▪ [also V , VN-ADJ] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English diagnose verb ADV. correctly | incorrectly, wrongly Her condition was wrongly diagnosed by the doctor. PREP. with He was diagnosed with leukaemia. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: IDENTIFY , determinate, diagnosticate, distinguish, finger, pinpoint, place, recognize, spotWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged di·ag·nose I. \ˈdīə̇gˌnōs, -īēg- also -ōz or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: back-formation from diagnosis transitive verb 1. : to identify (as a disease or condition) by symptoms or distinguishing characteristics 2. : to determine the causes of or the nature of by diagnosis < the teacher diagnosed and corrected the boy's reading difficulties > < roots of the change may not easily be diagnosed — Max De Schauensee > < an attempt to explain or diagnose … the concrete historical situation of literary criticism at the present time — F.A.Pottle > intransitive verb : to make a diagnosis II. transitive verb : to diagnose a disease or condition in < let doctors … diagnose patients electronically — Washington Post > |
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