diagnosing
Finding the problem
Diagnosing is the process of identifying a disease, problem, or condition by examining symptoms or evidence.
Doctors diagnose patients; mechanics diagnose engine trouble; technicians diagnose software bugs.
They're still diagnosing the issue.
The word implies systematic analysis leading to a conclusion about what's wrong.
Indicators of disease
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- conditionState or stipulation
- disorderAbsence of organization
syndrome · illness · ailment · infection · patient · physician · differential · biopsy
Failure to operate properly
- errorFault in communication
- faultImperfection or blame
- debuggingError removal from programs
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
scanner · readout · code · system · failure · glitch · defect · calibration
Determining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- deductionConclusion from premises
inference · identification · classification · determination · reasoning · problem-solving · troubleshooting · root-cause
Determining what something is
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- recognizingPerceiving as known
- pinpointingLocating with precision
isolating · tracing · locating · spotting · detecting · revealing · flagging · screening
symptoms
Indicators of disease
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- conditionState or stipulation
disorder · syndrome · illness · ailment · infection · patient · physician · differential · biopsy · imaging
malfunction
Failure to operate properly
troubleshooting · scanner · readout · code · system · failure · glitch · defect · calibration · testing
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- interpretationAssigned meaning
deduction · inference · identification · classification · determination · reasoning · problem-solving · troubleshooting · root-cause · systematic
identifying
Determining what something is
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- recognizingPerceiving as known
pinpointing · isolating · tracing · locating · spotting · detecting · revealing · flagging · screening · signs
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- repairsrepair, fixing, mending, patching, repairing
- upkeeprepair, upkeep, servicing, repairs, preventive maintenance
- work taskstasks, meetings, task, reminder, paperwork
- Determiningdeciding, choosing, judging, concluding, resolving
- repair statusrepaired, fixed, broken, under repair, pending
diagnosingtreating
Dealing with medically
curing · healing · remedying · medicating · operating
diagnosingmisdiagnosing
Wrongly determining a condition
overlooking · ignoring · missing · misidentifying · dismissing
diagnosingcausing
Making occur
creating · inducing · generating · producing · inflicting
- terminal diagnosisIllness expected to kill
- cancer diagnosisIdentification of malignant disease
- medical diagnosisIdentification of disease
- early diagnosisIdentifying conditions before progression
- ADHD diagnosisClinical recognition of attention disorder
- missed diagnosisCondition not correctly identified