diagnose

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌɪəgnəʊz, -ˈnəʊz/

verb

[with object]
  • identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms: two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung
  • identify the nature of the medical condition of: she was finally diagnosed as having epilepsy 20,000 men are diagnosed with skin cancer every year

Derivatives

diagnosable

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: back-formation from diagnosis