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MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Identification of a disease from its symptoms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("medical diagnosis" is a kind of...):
diagnosing; diagnosis (identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon)
Meronyms (parts of "medical diagnosis"):
diagnostic procedure; diagnostic technique (a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "medical diagnosis"):
differential diagnosis (a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs)
medical prognosis; prognosis; prospect (a prediction of the course of a disease)
Holonyms ("medical diagnosis" is a part of...):
medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)