Pixie, leprechaun, faerie, brownie, sprite are all terms for these supernatural beings, thought to be helpful or harmful to people. These variations in name are often attributed to different cultures of the world using different languages to describe the same thing.
Medical Definition of Diagnosis. Diagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A conclusion or decision reached by diagnosis. The diagnosis is rabies. 3 The identification of any problem. The diagnosis was a plugged IV. The word diagnosis comes directly from the Greek, but the meaning has been changed.
Word forms: plural diagnoses. variable noun. Diagnosis is the discovery and naming of what is wrong with someone who is ill or with something that is not working properly. I need to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis. Symptoms may not appear for some weeks, so diagnosis can be difficult.