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diagnosis

[dahy-uhg-noh-sis] / ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs /


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She said Mageean had faced her cancer diagnosis with the same "bravery and determination" she had shown throughout her sporting career.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Even though she was on her way to becoming a physician herself, and even though she was exhausted and stressed, and stress is a possible agitator for shingles, her doctors didn’t immediately find a diagnosis.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Oasis Hospice Care, which has facilities in Houston and Austin, asked the question: Why do some friends and loved ones disappear after a chronic illness diagnosis?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

After a diagnosis, people can typically expect to live six to eight years before they need 24-hour care, Vossel said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

"My diagnosis is Monday-morning-osis. I'm afraid your dad is right. About going, that is," she added, giving Dr. Thatcher a sharp look.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Those who received the vaccine displayed what Geldsetzer described as “large preventive effects,” correlating to a 20 percent reduction in dementia diagnoses.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

According to the White House, the aim is to support policy reforms to ensure that women’s research is well-funded and that women have access to “stage-specific prevention, diagnoses, treatment, and care.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

There are two main types of lung cancer: "small cell" cancers, which spread aggressively and make up about 10 to 15% of diagnoses, and "non-small cell" cancers, which make up the vast majority.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Prostate cancer diagnoses have quadrupled in people under 50 since 2001, while cases of bowel, kidney and uterine cancers have more than doubled, the paper reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the pipes and under the cypress tree there had been no room for furniture and the little niceties which are not only the diagnoses but the boundaries of our civilization.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck


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