Usage Note
Diagnose is a medical diagnosis; the doctor stellt eine Diagnose (makes a diagnosis). From Greek meaning 'discernment', it pairs with the verb diagnostizieren. An early finding is a Frühdiagnose.
Examples
"Die Diagnose des Arztes lautete auf eine Lungenentzündung."
Natural Translation
The doctor's diagnosis was pneumonia.
Literal Translation
The diagnosis of-the doctor read on a lung-inflammation.

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