Definition

1. Verb:
   • To identify a disease or condition: To determine the nature of a medical problem, especially an illness, by examining the symptoms and signs.
   • To analyze the cause of a problem: To identify the nature and cause of a fault or issue in a system, machine, or situation through careful examination.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The doctor was able to diagnose the illness quickly.
  • The mechanic diagnosed the problem with the car's engine as a faulty fuel pump.
  • It is important to diagnose learning difficulties early.

Advanced Usage

• "To diagnose someone with (something)": To formally identify a person as having a specific condition.
  • She was diagnosed with asthma as a child.
• "To diagnose something as (something)": To declare the identified nature of a problem.
  • The technician diagnosed the network failure as a hardware issue.

Variants and Related Words

• Diagnosis (n): The act of identifying a disease or condition, or the conclusion reached.
  • The diagnosis was a common viral infection.
• Diagnostic (adj): Relating to the identification of a disease or problem.
  • The doctor performed several diagnostic tests.
• Diagnostician (n): A person who is skilled in making diagnoses, especially a doctor.

Synonyms

• Identify: To recognize or establish the nature of something.
• Pinpoint: To find or identify something precisely.
• Determine: To ascertain or establish exactly.

Related Phrases

• To make a diagnosis: The process of diagnosing.
  • It took a week for the team to make a definitive diagnosis.
• Differential diagnosis: The process of distinguishing a particular disease or condition from others that present with similar clinical features.
  • The list of possible causes formed a long differential diagnosis.

Verb

1. subject to a medical analysis
2. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis