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diagnosis

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


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Doctors had initially told Caroline she could have a few years left – but she passed away just three months after her diagnosis, aged 46.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Results are interpreted in conjunction with clinical information and other relevant findings as part of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

By speaking out, Grace hopes more teenagers will have the confidence to pursue a diagnosis.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Everyone around him is sure they know the reason, but nobody’s diagnosis fits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“I was going to say that if you were feeling better, you could wear this at my diagnosis meeting.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The two chatbots got the diagnoses right in 13% and 10% of cases, respectively, compared with 5.6% of cases that doctors had diagnosed through a review of patients’ medical records.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

It may be that autism diagnoses have increased - but Karavolos argues that's because people need to access the right support.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“The Compassionate Allowances initiative cuts through red tape and allows us to deliver support to individuals who experience life-changing diagnoses and need help fast.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“The process of developing diagnoses is not a fast one.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 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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