Diagnose



GRE TOEFL 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 判断, 诊断
• ［英］ v. 判断, 诊断 ( find out the nature of an illness by observing its symptoms)
• ［记］ dia ( 穿过, 二者之间) +gnose ( 知道) -> 穿过 ( 皮肤) 知道 -> 诊断

Webster Collegiate

verb (-nosed; -nosing)

• Etymology: back-formation from diagnosis
• Date: circa 1859
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to recognize (as a disease) by signs and symptoms
    • b. to diagnose a disease or condition in <diagnosed the patient>
  • 2. to analyze the cause or nature of <diagnose the problem>
• intransitive verb
  • to make a diagnosis
• ? diagnosable or diagnoseable adjective

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