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diagnose

[dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz, dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz] / ˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, -ˌnoʊz, ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz /


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In the emergency room, doctors can use a test called the Dix-Hallpike maneuver to diagnose BPPV, by putting the patient into positions that provoke the telltale spinning sensation and eye movements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A specialist carried out an ultrasound but "couldn't diagnose it from that," she said, "but she had enough evidence to suggest surgery the next day to one, diagnose and two, burn out the tissue".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A lower level would mean more people being referred for colonoscopies to help diagnose or rule out bowel cancer.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In the age of weight-loss drugs, there has to be a better way to diagnose obesity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

It’s easy—and wrong—to diagnose the problem as a violation of a grammatical rule called subject control.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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