# diagnose
## English
### Etymology

Back-formation of diagnosis. Compare also sclerose (verb).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/, /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/
* (US) IPA: /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/, /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/
* Audio (Southern England); /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/:(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊs

### Verb

diagnose (third-person singular simple present diagnoses, present participle diagnosing, simple past and past participle diagnosed)
* (transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
* (by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.
** 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, pages 262, 264:But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.
** 2002, John J. Schiavone, Training for On-board Bus Electronics, page 19:Mechanics use this extremely portable tool to diagnose engine faults, clear fault codes, and export data.

#### Usage notes

* Some argue that to "diagnose [someone] with a disease" is an incorrect usage because the verb takes the physician as subject and a disease as object.

#### Derived terms

* diagnosability
* diagnosable
* diagnosee
* misdiagnose
* nondiagnosed
* overdiagnose
* prediagnose
* prediagnosed
* rediagnose
* retrodiagnose
* self-diagnose
* serodiagnose
* telediagnose
* underdiagnose
* underdiagnosed
* undiagnose
* undiagnosed

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* San Diego, Sandiego, agonised

## Danish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Noun

diagnose c (singular definite diagnosen, plural indefinite diagnoser)
* diagnosis

#### Declension
### References

* “diagnose” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis), from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to discern”), from διά (diá, “through”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌdi.ɑxˈnoː.zə/, /ˌdi.aːˈɣnoː.zə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: di‧ag‧no‧se
* Rhymes: -oːzə

### Noun

diagnose f (plural diagnoses or diagnosen, diminutive diagnosetje n)
* diagnosis

#### Derived terms

* diagnostisch

#### Related terms

* diagnosticeren

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: diagnosa, diagnose

## French
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /djaɡ.noz/

### Noun

diagnose f (plural diagnoses)
* diagnosis

#### Descendants

* → Dutch: diagnose

### Further reading

* “diagnose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch diagnose, from French diagnose. Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). Doublet of diagnosa and diagnosis.

### Noun

diagnose (plural diagnose-diagnose)
* Superseded spelling of diagnosis.

## Interlingua
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Noun

diagnose (plural diagnoses)
* diagnosis

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Noun

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnoser, definite plural diagnosene)
* diagnosis

#### Related terms

* diagnostisere
* diagnostisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις (diágnōsis). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Noun

diagnose m (definite singular diagnosen, indefinite plural diagnosar, definite plural diagnosane)
* diagnosis

#### Related terms

* diagnostisk