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   di·ag·nose

   /ˌdīəɡˈnōz/

   verb

   • 1. identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms: "doctors diagnosed a rare and fatal liver disease"
   • ▪ identify the nature of the medical condition of (someone): "she was finally diagnosed as having epilepsy"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: back-formation from diagnosis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. diagnosable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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