Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make or give a diagnosis of; discriminate or characterize, as one species or disease from another; diagnose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To make a diagnosis of; to recognize by its symptoms, as a disease.
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- verb archaic, transitive To make a
diagnosis of; torecognise (adisease or similar) by itssymptoms .
Etymologies
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Examples
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With these few sanguinary remarks we will now proceed to diagnosticate the exercises of the mornin 'hour.
Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales Robert L. Taylor
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Diseases and injuries of the brain are notoriously difficult to diagnosticate.
The Origin and Nature of the Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers 1915
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The frequency of the occurrence of lameness in the shoulder from sprains entitles it to precedence of mention in the present category, for, though so well covered with its muscular envelope, it is often the seat of injuries which, from the complex structure of the region, become difficult to diagnosticate with satisfactory precision and facility.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Lesions of the lower end of the bone are more difficult to diagnosticate with certainty, though the manifestation of pain while making heavy pressure upon the condyles will be so marked that only crepitation will be needed to turn a suspicion into a certainty.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Since we are able to diagnosticate with the utmost precision the various affections of the heart, and since the discovery of certain specific medicines which exert most beneficial effects, we are enabled to treat this class of maladies with the most gratifying results.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Now, however, with a thorough knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the heart and the parts surrounding it, and with the aid of instruments which modern ingenuity has given us, we are able to diagnosticate with precision the slightest lesions of any part of this important organ, and, knowing their nature, to map out an appropriate course of treatment.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Many practitioners neglect to take advantage of this invaluable aid, while others fear that if they attach much importance to such examinations they will be ranked with "uroscopian" or "water" doctors, a class of enthusiasts who claim to be able to correctly diagnosticate every disease by an examination of the urine.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Therefore it is of vital importance, more so in the future, than it has been in the past, that practical physicians employ all possible means to diagnosticate phthisis in as early a stage as possible.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated Max Birnbaum 1876
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March 7, 1896), in a case of injury to an elbow, was enabled to diagnosticate and successfully to replace a very rare dislocation, which could not be made out by manipulation, but was clearly shown by the X rays.
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