diagnosis
- Noun. (medicine) The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.
- Noun. The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).
- Noun. (taxonomy) A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others. Especially, a description written in Latin and published.
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