diagnosis
noun [countable, uncountable]- diagnosis (of something)
the act of discovering or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem 诊断；（问题原因的）判断 a diagnosis of lung cancer 肺癌的诊断 They are waiting for the doctor's diagnosis. 他们正在等待医生的诊断结果。 An accurate diagnosis was made after a series of tests. 准确的诊断是在一系列的检查后作出的。 They are using new methods of diagnosis. 他们在使用新的诊断方法。
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec1Further tests have confirmed the diagnosis. 进一步的化验已经证实了所作的诊断。 Patients may suffer from some of the symptoms years before diagnosis. 患者可能在诊断出疾病之前多年已出现其中一些病征。 The doctor cannot give a diagnosis without knowing the full medical history. 不了解全部的病史，医生无法作出诊断。 Without the results of the blood test, the doctor could only make a tentative diagnosis. 没有验血结果，医生只能作出初步的诊断。 clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia 精神分裂症的临床诊断 the diagnosis of the disease 疾病的诊断
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- correct
- right
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- establish
- give
- make
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- after diagnosis
- before diagnosis
- diagnosis of
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- a method of diagnosis
Word Originlate 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, from diagignōskein ‘distinguish, discern’, from dia ‘apart’ + gignōskein ‘recognize, know’.