Diagnosticar
Example: El médico pudo diagnosticar la enfermedad tras varios análisis.
Definition
"Diagnosticar" means to identify or determine the nature of a disease or problem through examination and analysis. For example, a doctor who can diagnose an illness after several tests is using this word in a medical context.
Etymology
The word "diagnosticar" comes from the Greek roots 'dia-' meaning 'through' and 'gnōstikos' meaning 'able to know.' It originally referred to the ability to discern or recognize symptoms through careful observation, which is exactly what diagnosing involves.
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"Diagnosticar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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