diagnosing

di·ag·nose

D0194000 (dī′əg-nōs′, -nōz′)v. di·ag·nosed, di·ag·nos·ing, di·ag·nos·es v.tr.1. To distinguish or identify (a disease, for example) by diagnosis.2. To identify (a person) as having a particular disease or condition by means of a diagnosis.3. To analyze the nature or cause of: diagnose the reasons for an economic downturn.v.intr. To make a diagnosis.

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[Back-formation from diagnosis.]

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di′ag·nos′a·ble adj.

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diagnosing - identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenondiagnosisidentification, designation - the act of designating or identifying somethingblood typing - determining a person's blood type by serological methodsmedical diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptomsuranalysis, urinalysis - (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)