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.
Definition of Principal Diagnosis. The principal diagnosis is that condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for. occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care. Two or more diagnoses may equally meet the definition for principal diagnosis as determined. by the circumstances of admission, diagnostic work-up and/or therapy provided. Be aware that. there is a difference between admitting a patient to treat two conditions and two conditions being. present at the time of admission.