Diagnose | Mean of diagnose in English Dictionary

/ˈdajəgˌnoʊs/

• Verb
• to recognize (a disease, illness, etc.) by examining someone
1. The test is used to help in diagnosing heart disease.
2. Thousands of new cases have been diagnosed in the past year.
3. The doctor was unable to diagnose the skin condition.
4. The tumor was diagnosed as benign.
5. Her illness was incorrectly diagnosed as a bacterial infection.
• to recognize a disease, illness, etc., in (someone)
1. a new doctor with little experience diagnosing patients
2. She was diagnosed as having cancer. = She was diagnosed with cancer.
• to find the cause of (a problem)
1. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the problem.
2. The mechanic diagnosed the problem as a faulty spark plug.