Collocations for diagnosis - noun
ADJ.
accurate, correct, right | incorrect, wrong | definite, definitive, firm, positive | provisional, tentative
Without the results of the blood test, the doctor could only make a tentative diagnosis.
Without the results of the blood test, the doctor could only make a tentative diagnosis.
early
Early diagnosis is critical for successful treatment.
Early diagnosis is critical for successful treatment.
initial | final | clinical, medical, psychiatric
clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia
clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia
AIDS, cancer, etc. | fault
VERB + DIAGNOSIS
establish, give, make, reach
The doctor cannot give a diagnosis without knowing the full medical history.
The doctor cannot give a diagnosis without knowing the full medical history.
confirm
Further tests have confirmed the diagnosis.
Further tests have confirmed the diagnosis.
PREP.
after ~, before ~
Patients may suffer from some of the symptoms years before diagnosis.
Patients may suffer from some of the symptoms years before diagnosis.
~ of
the diagnosis of the disease a diagnosis of cancer
the diagnosis of the disease a diagnosis of cancer
PHRASES
a method of diagnosis
They are using new methods of diagnosis.
They are using new methods of diagnosis.