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diagnose

/ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/verb

उच्चारण डायग्नोज़

रोग पहचानना, निदान करना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth (as sth) | ~ sb (as/with sth)

    to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is

    रोग पहचानना, निदान करना

    • He was diagnosed with diabetes.
    • The doctor diagnosed the fever as typhoid after the blood test.
    • Doctors quickly diagnosed the infection and started treatment.
    + 2 more examples
    • It took months to diagnose her rare condition.
    • The mechanic diagnosed a fault in the engine.

    Synonyms identify detect determine recognize pinpoint

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

diagnose + sth / sb + with + illness

The doctor diagnoses the illness, and the patient is diagnosed with it; do not say diagnosed of.

डॉक्टर बीमारी की पहचान करता है, और मरीज़ में बीमारी 'diagnosed with' होती है; 'diagnosed of' नहीं।

  • The doctor diagnosed typhoid.
  • Radhika's uncle was diagnosed with diabetes.

diagnose + sth + as + sth

Use as when naming what the problem is judged to be.

समस्या को क्या माना गया है, यह बताने के लिए 'as' आता है।

  • The doctor diagnosed the pain as acid reflux.
  • The mechanic diagnosed the noise as a loose belt.

diagnose + the cause of sth

Diagnose can be used for any problem, not only illness, as in diagnosing a fault in a machine.

'Diagnose' केवल बीमारी के लिए नहीं, किसी भी समस्या के लिए प्रयुक्त हो सकता है, जैसे मशीन की खराबी।

  • Engineers diagnosed the cause of the power cut.

diagnosis (noun) / diagnoses (plural)

The noun is diagnosis, and its plural is diagnoses with a different pronunciation.

Noun 'diagnosis' है और इसका बहुवचन 'diagnoses' है, जिसका उच्चारण अलग है।

  • An early diagnosis saved her life.
  • The doctors made three diagnoses that day.
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adverb + diagnose

correctlywronglyearlyaccuratelyquickly

  • The doctor diagnosed the disease early.

diagnose + illness

cancerdiabetesmalariaTBdengue

  • She was diagnosed with dengue last week.

diagnose + fault

a faulta problema bugthe cause

  • The technician diagnosed a fault in the wiring.

be diagnosed + with / as

with asthmaas fluwith anaemiaas stress

  • He was diagnosed with anaemia.
“More examples 5
  • The doctor diagnosed the fever as viral.

डॉक्टर ने बुखार को वायरल बताया।

  • He was diagnosed with typhoid after a blood test.

रक्त जाँच के बाद उसमें टाइफ़ाइड की पहचान हुई।

  • It took the mechanic ten minutes to diagnose the problem.

मिस्त्री को समस्या पहचानने में दस मिनट लगे।

  • Many diseases can be diagnosed with a simple scan.

कई रोगों का निदान एक सरल स्कैन से हो सकता है।

  • She was wrongly diagnosed at first.

पहले उसका निदान ग़लत किया गया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He was diagnosed of malaria.

✓ He was diagnosed with malaria.

The patient is diagnosed with an illness; of is wrong.

रोगी 'diagnosed with' बीमारी होता है, 'of' नहीं।

✗ The doctor diagnosed him to have typhoid.

✓ The doctor diagnosed typhoid in him.

Diagnose is not followed by to-infinitive; name the illness as object.

'Diagnose' के बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता; बीमारी को object बनाएँ।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs all mean identifying something, but they differ in what and how.

ये verbs पहचानने का अर्थ देते हैं, पर क्या और कैसे पहचाना जाता है, इसमें अंतर है।

diagnose

To name an illness or fault from signs.

लक्षणों से बीमारी या खराबी का नाम बताना।

  • He diagnosed flu.

identify

To recognise and name anything.

किसी भी चीज़ को पहचानकर नाम बताना।

  • Identify the bird.

detect

To discover that something is present, often with a tool.

यह पता लगाना कि कुछ मौजूद है, प्रायः किसी उपकरण से।

  • Detect a leak.
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?Which word?

Keep apart diagnosis (identifying an illness) and prognosis (a doctor's opinion about how an illness will develop).

Diagnosis (रोग की पहचान, निदान) और prognosis (रोग कैसे बढ़ेगा इस पर डॉक्टर की राय) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Sb is diagnosed with an illness ('She was diagnosed with typhoid'); an illness is diagnosed as sth ('The illness was diagnosed as typhoid'); the plural of diagnosis is diagnoses (like crisis/crises).

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'sb is diagnosed with an illness' ('She was diagnosed with typhoid'); 'an illness is diagnosed as sth' ('The illness was diagnosed as typhoid'); diagnosis का plural diagnoses है (crisis/crises की तरह)।