Diagnosis

Noun

 * 1)  The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.
 * 2) The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
 * 3)  A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others.

Adjectives for Diagnosis
exact; definite; bitter; unpromising; correct; medical; solemn; bacteriological.

Verbs for Diagnosis
conduct—; confirm—; embrace in—; form—; reach—; record—; study—; value—; weigh—; —assures; —determines; —discovers; —distinguishes; —errs; —identifies; —reveals ; —warrants.

Thesaurus
diagnose, diagnostic, diagnosticsPap test, action, anatomic diagnosis, award, biological diagnosis, biopsy, clinical diagnosis, condemnation, consideration, construction, cytodiagnosis, decision, decree, definition, deliverance, description, determination, dictum, differential diagnosis, digital examination, doom, electrocardiography, electroencephalography, electromyography, examination, finding, interpretation, laboratory diagnosis, mammography, meaning, oral examination, order, physical diagnosis, physical examination, postmortem diagnosis, precedent, prognosis, pronouncement, reading, resolution, ruling, sentence, serodiagnosis, smear, study, test, urinalysis, uroscopy, verdict, way of seeing, work-up

Derived terms
misdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, underdiagnosis, clinical diagnosis, differential diagnosis, physical diagnosis