diagnosing

di·ag·nose  (dg-ns, -nz)

v. di·ag·nosed, di·ag·nos·ing, di·ag·nos·es

v.tr.

1. To distinguish or identify (a disease, for example) by diagnosis.

2. To identify (a person) as having a particular disease or condition by means of a diagnosis.

3. To analyze the nature or cause of: diagnose the reasons for an economic downturn.

v.intr.

To make a diagnosis.

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[Back-formation from diagnosis.]

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diag·nosa·ble adj.

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Noun

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diagnosing - identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon diagnosis identification, designation - the act of designating or identifying something blood typing - determining a person's blood type by serological methods medical diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptoms uranalysis, urinalysis - (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)