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Definition of: diagnosis
(dī′əg·nō′sis) noun
1. Med. a The art or act of discriminating between diseases and of distinguishing them by their characteristic symptoms. b A summary of symptoms and the conclusion arrived at.
2. Biol. Scientific discrimination between similar or related things or conditions for the purpose of accurate classification. [<Gk. diagnōsis <diagignōskein <dia- between + gignōskein know]
—di·ag·nos·tic (dī′əg·nos′tik) adjective
—di′ag·nos′ti·cal·ly adverb
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