Spanish word

diagnosticar

Pronunciation

IPA/djaɣnostiˈkaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbdiagnose

Example

¿Puedes diagnosticar el problema del coche?

Can you diagnose the problem with the car?

Illustration for diagnosticar (diagnose)

More examples

Es importante diagnosticar la enfermedad a tiempo.

It is important to diagnose the disease in time.

Core concept

Tracing symptoms or error signals back to a single cause.

Common phrases

  • diagnosticar una enfermedad

    diagnose a disease

  • diagnosticar un problema

    diagnose a problem

  • diagnosticar a un paciente

    diagnose a patient

Similar words

identificar: Identifies an object or its type by recognizing distinctive features.
evaluar: Assesses the state or severity of something to determine its significance or problems.
averiguar: Investigates and gathers clues to determine facts or underlying causes.
examinar: Conducts detailed inspection or close observation to study a condition.

Definition in Spanish

Identificar la causa o la naturaleza de una enfermedad, avería o problema mediante observación, pruebas o análisis.

Word origin

From Greek dia- 'through' and gnosis 'knowledge', passed into Latin and then Spanish to form the verb meaning to determine a cause from symptoms or tests.

Usage tips

  • The verb is used in medicine, mechanics, and IT and usually implies evidence, so when certainty is low speakers often hedge with 'parece que' or 'quizá' before diagnosing.

Opposites

Related words

  • diagnósticodiagnosisnoun
  • diagnosticadodiagnosedadjective
  • diagnosticablediagnosableadjective

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