n, pl  -no*ses   1 a  :  the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms  b  :  the decision reached by diagnosis <a of pneumonia>   2  :  a concise technical description of a taxon .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  dia·ki·ne·sis 
 
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