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(dī″ăg-nō′sĭs )

(dī″ăg-nō′sēz″)
pl. diagnoses [Gr. diagnōsis, discernment]
ABBR: dx
1. Expert identification of a disease or syndrome a person has or is believed to have.
2. The use of scientific or clinical methods to establish the cause and nature of a person's illness or injury and the functional impairment it produces. The diagnosis forms the basis for patient care.

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Citation

Venes, Donald, editor. "Diagnosis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769123/all/diagnosis.
Diagnosis. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769123/all/diagnosis. Accessed May 21, 2019.
Diagnosis. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769123/all/diagnosis
Diagnosis [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 May 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769123/all/diagnosis.
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