Grade 8

diagnosis (di-ag-no-sis)

Definition


noun.
the act or process of finding out the nature of an illness or injury by examining its signs and symptoms

Example Sentence

The doctor's diagnosis was that I have broken ribs.

Synonyms

analysis; conclusion; examination; interpretation

Antonyms

inconclusive

Rhymes

  • cirrhosis
  • fibrosis
  • hypnosis
  • meiosis
  • necrosis
  • nephrosis
  • neurosis
  • prognosis
  • psychosis
  • sclerosis
  • thrombosis

  • acidosis
  • diagnosis
  • heterosis
  • symbiosis

  • apotheosis
  • misdiagnosis
  • tuberculosis

  • atherosclerosis

  • arteriosclerosis
  • neurofibromatosis