diagnose

Uso en IELTS

Common in medical reading passages about how doctors determine conditions.

Ejemplos

1. Doctors diagnose diseases based on symptoms and tests.
2. It can be difficult to diagnose rare illnesses.
3. The patient was diagnosed with diabetes at age 40.

Colocaciones

diagnose a disease

Early testing helps diagnose a disease sooner.

diagnosed with

She was diagnosed with a heart condition.

correctly diagnose

It is important to correctly diagnose the problem.

diagnose the cause

Doctors tried to diagnose the cause of the pain.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo

diagnosis

Verbo

diagnose

Adjetivo

diagnostic

Paráfrasis

• identify an illness: Simpler, less technical.
• determine the condition: More formal alternative.
• make a diagnosis: Noun form commonly used in medical texts.

Errores comunes

• The doctor diagnosed him with cancer. to The doctor diagnosed him as having cancer.. 'Diagnosed with' is correct; 'diagnosed him with' is also acceptable, but 'diagnosed as having' is more formal.
• He diagnosed himself. to He diagnosed his own condition.. 'Diagnosed himself' can be ambiguous; specify condition.
• Diagnose of the illness was difficult. to Diagnosis of the illness was difficult.. Use noun 'diagnosis' not verb 'diagnose'.