diagnosis

英 [,da??g'n??s?s] 美[,da??ɡ'nos?s]

CET6TEM4IELTS中低頻詞

復數:?diagnoses;

diagnosis: diagnosis: [17] The underlying meaning of Greek diágnōsis was ‘knowing apart’. It was derived from diagignóskein ‘distinguish, discern’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dia- ‘apart’ and gignóskein ‘know, perceive’ (a relative of English know): In postclassical times the general notion of ‘distinguishing’ or ‘discerning’ was applied specifically to medical examination in order to determine the nature of a disease.
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diagnosis (n.): 1680s, medical Latin application of Greek diagnosis "a discerning, distinguishing," from stem of diagignoskein "discern, distinguish," literally "to know thoroughly," from dia- "apart" (see dia-) + gignoskein "to learn" (see gnostic).

1. Further scans are required to confirm the diagnosis of an abnormality.: 需要進一步掃描來確診是否出現異常病變。

2. She began to consult doctors, and each had a different diagnosis.: 她開始四處尋醫，但每個醫生的診斷都不相同。

3. I would like a second opinion on my doctor's diagnosis.: 對于我的醫生的診斷，我想找一位專家進行二次診斷。

4. Doctors examine their patients thoroughly in order to make a correct diagnosis.: 為了作出準確的診斷，醫生會對病人進行徹底的檢查。

5. Symptoms may not appear for some weeks, so diagnosis can be difficult.: 癥狀可能在幾周里都不會出現，所以診斷起來會比較困難。