Diagnosis (disambiguation)

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Diagnosis ( ancient Greek διάγνωσις diágnosis 'distinction, decision'; from διά- diá- ' through- ' and γνώσις gnósis 'knowledge, judgment') describes the evaluation of information about a fact and the assignment of phenomena and features to a category of a classification system.

In detail, diagnosis stands for:

  • Diagnosis (biology) , the definition of a biological taxon, especially a genus or species
  • Diagnosis (medicine), the assignment of a specific symptom to a syndrome or illness
  • On-board diagnosis , applied error reporting systems in automotive engineering
  • Nursing diagnosis , the assignment and description of nursing-related aspects


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