diagnose

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Common in medical reading passages about how doctors determine conditions.

ตัวอย่าง

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.

Collocation

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.

ตระกูลคำ

คำนาม

diagnosis

คำกริยา

diagnose

คำคุณศัพท์

diagnostic

Paraphrase

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

ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย

• 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'.