Associations to the word «Diagnosis»

Wiktionary

DIAGNOSIS, noun. (medicine) The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.
DIAGNOSIS, noun. The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
DIAGNOSIS, noun. (taxonomy) A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others. Especially, a description written in Latin and published.

Dictionary definition

DIAGNOSIS, noun. Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.