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Noun: diagnosing  ,dI-ug'now-sing or ,dI-ug'now-zing [N. Amer], 'dI-ug,now-zing or ,dI-ug'now-zing [Brit]
  1. Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
    - diagnosis
Verb: diagnose  'dI-ug,nows or 'dI-ug,nowz [N. Amer], 'dI-ug,nowz or ,dI-ug'nowz [Brit]
  1. Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
    - name
     
  2. (medicine) subject to a medical analysis

Type of: analyse [Brit, Cdn], analyze [N. Amer], canvass, designation, examine, identification, study

Encyclopedia: Diagnose