diagnose
/ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/verb
with obj.
1- identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms诊断（疾病等）; 判断所存在问题的性质：
two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung.
两名医生都未能诊断出那是肺穿孔。
1.1
- （一般作be diagnosed）identify the nature of the medical condition of (someone)确定（某人的）诊断状况：
she was finally diagnosed as having epilepsy
她最终被确诊为患有癫痫
20,000 men are diagnosed with skin cancer every year.
每年有20,000名男子被查出患有皮肤癌。
派生词
diagnosable
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: back-formation from DIAGNOSIS.