Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diagnose

/ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: di-ag-nose
IPA: /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.

Transitive verb

verb

To determine the cause of a problem.

Example Sentences

"But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives."
"Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)der. Latin diagnōsisder. English diagnosisbf. English diagnose Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/
British English: /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

diagnoses (present, singular) diagnosing (participle, present) diagnosed (participle, past) diagnosed (past)

Derived Forms

diagnosability diagnosable diagnosee misdiagnose nondiagnosed overdiagnose prediagnose prediagnosed rediagnose retrodiagnose serodiagnose telediagnose

Phrases

self-diagnose

Synonyms

name

Rhymes With

close los gross dose grandiose adios gros morose grosz rowse groce lohse

Questions

How do you pronounce diagnose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/.
What does diagnose mean?: To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
Where does diagnose come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)der. Latin diagnōsisder. English diagnosisbf. English diagnose Back-formation from diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).

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