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medical diagnosis

medical diagnosis

3 3.6
Finding the disease a person has by looking at symptoms and tests
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛdɪkəl daɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diagnóstico médico
  • After several tests were performed, the medical diagnosis confirmed that she had a thyroid condition.
  • medical diagnosis and treatment
  • received a medical diagnosis

Would he, would he, if faced with that kind of medical diagnosis, would he pull the plug or would he keep going?

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Examples

  • Participants representing four medical diagnoses commonly associated with communication disorders were recruited to evaluate the function of the CPIB across different disorder groups.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Adrianna was 15 years old, placed into special education in Grade 9, and had a medical diagnosis of ADHD.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So far as I know, my parents never sought a medical diagnosis: drugs were not an option.

    Academic text (1999)
  • You have a medical diagnosis that is significantly associated with infertility.

  • The measure would require providers to report the specific medical diagnosis that necessitated the procedure.

    Blog text (18)
  • In many cases, the medical diagnosis of an ASD will qualify the child for the educational diagnosis of autism.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Participants were asked to state their age and whether they had ever received a medical diagnosis of diabetes, arthritis, stroke, osteoporosis, or cardiac failure.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The medical diagnoses included, in nearly equal distribution, leukemia, brain tumor, and soft tissue or bone sarcomas.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The doctor provided a medical diagnosis after examining the patient's symptoms and reviewing the test results.

  • Accurate medical diagnosis is crucial for determining the best treatment options for patients.

Synonyms

diagnosis
vsmedical diagnosis
  • Specialized
234 3.8

Finding the cause of a problem, especially in medicine

is limited to identifying illnesses in patients using symptoms and tests

Surface Forms

Morphology

medical + diagnosis

The meaning 'the identification of a disease or condition' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'medical' (relating to medicine) with 'diagnosis' (the process of determining a cause). This compound follows a straightforward modifier+noun pattern found across many languages and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Medical diagnosis comes from Greek parts dia and gnosis, which meant 'through' and 'knowledge'. Imagine a doctor looking 'through' a patient's symptoms to find the real problem, so medical diagnosis today means finding a disease.