medical diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptoms. diagnosing, diagnosis - identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon. differential diagnosis - a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs. medical prognosis, prognosis, prospect - a prediction of the course of a disease. diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis.
Definition: In logic, a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. Adjective: syllogistic. Here is an example of a valid categorical syllogism: Major premise: All mammals are warm-blooded. Minor premise: All black dogs are mammals. Conclusion: Therefore, all black dogs are warm-blooded. In rhetoric, an abridged or informally stated syllogism is called an enthymeme.
For Example. Lesson Topic: Introducing Examples (Using For Example and Phrases Like For Example) Good writers explain their ideas well. One way they explain their ideas is to include examples which make the writer's thoughts much more concrete, practical, and comprehensible to the reader.