To diagnose is when a doctor figures out what's wrong with you. They ask you questions, look at you, and maybe do some tests. Then they tell you what they think is wrong.
Its also the process of determining what is wrong with a machine which is not running it its perfect state.
The doctor used a variety of diagnostic tools to diagnose the patient's condition.
Noun: diagnosis (plural: diagnoses).
Adjective: diagnostic.
relating to or used in the diagnosis.
Verb: to diagnose.
The word "diagnose" comes from the Greek word "diagnōsis", which means "to know thoroughly". It was first used in English in the 16th century to refer to the process of determining the cause of a disease.
What does diagnose mean?
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