Diagnose

diagnosis

noun dee-ah-GNOH-ze Rare

Origin: from Greek diagnosis

Usage Note

Diagnose is a medical diagnosis; the doctor stellt eine Diagnose (makes a diagnosis). From Greek meaning 'discernment', it pairs with the verb diagnostizieren. An early finding is a Frühdiagnose.

Examples

"Die Diagnose des Arztes lautete auf eine Lungenentzündung."

Natural Translation

The doctor's diagnosis was pneumonia.

Literal Translation

The diagnosis of-the doctor read on a lung-inflammation.

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