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diagnosis (di″әg-no´sis) determination of the nature of a cause of a disease. a concise technical description of the cause, nature, or manifestations of a condition, situation, or problem. adj., diagnos´tic., adj. clinical diagnosis
diagnosis based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings during life. differential diagnosis
the determination of which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms. medical diagnosis
diagnosis based on information from sources such as findings from a physical examination, interview with the patient or family
or both, medical history of the patient and family, and clinical findings as reported by laboratory tests and radiologic studies. physical diagnosis
diagnosis based on information obtained by inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
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