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A conclusion reached after a study of the symptoms.

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  • When all the tests results were in, the doctor gave me his diagnosis.
  • Right now, doctors give memory tests to diagnose the disease, but the only way to verify the diagnosis is with an autopsy.
  • YOU may like an independent panel telling you that your wait for your pain diagnosis is 3-5 months.
  • Finding out about this kind of diagnosis is overwhelming.
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  • The patient was relieved to get a "diagnosis" (an evaluation of a physical condition) of indigestion instead of other more dangerous "diagnoses" (plural of diagnosis).
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