definite diagnosis

collocation in English

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definite
adjective
uk
/ˈdef.ɪ.nət/us
/ˈdef.ən.ət/
fixed, certain, ...
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diagnosis
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/us
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊ.sɪs/
a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after ...
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(Definition ofdefiniteanddiagnosisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The classification of cases changes as the course of the disease proceeds and adefinitediagnosisis usually possible only after death.
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The patient died soon after, and nodefinitediagnosiswas made on his cause of death.
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The other 40% underwent a bone marrow examination which showed adefinitediagnosisin six more patients who had myelodysplasic syndrome.
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Adefinitediagnosiswas assigned when there was a proven cause and effect (such as malignant cells found in the pericardial fluid).
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Echocardiography revealed the aneurysmal dilation of the right atrium, but adefinitediagnosiswas obtained only after surgical exploration.
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Adefinitediagnosisof glomerular disease requires a kidney biopsy, a procedure which is as safe in elderly as in younger patients.
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Patients undergoing arthroscopy may have a moredefinitediagnosisof knee pathology, since their physicians have already decided to perform surgery on them.
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For any of the available assessment tools, a positive result should not be treated as if it were adefinitediagnosisof bipolar disorder.
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If all four criteria are present, it is considered to be adefinitediagnosis, if only three are met, then probable, if only two then possible.
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The classification of cases changes as the course of the disease proceeds and adefinitediagnosisis usually possible only after death.
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I should have thought that where there has been adefinitediagnosisthere could be some generosity to people who might well be nearing the end of their lives.
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I should have thought that it would be more realistic to accept thatdefinitediagnosisof lung cancer plus the other illnesses should be sufficient to ensure sympathetic consideration.
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While the clinical presentation, patient characteristics and blood test markers of inflammation can raise suspicion, only a temporal artery biopsy can givedefinitediagnosis.
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Neurological examinations in 1980 and 1981 did not yield adefinitediagnosis.
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The patient died soon after, and nodefinitediagnosiswas made on his cause of death.
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It mimics several other infectious diseases so clinical signs are non-specific and are not sufficiently characteristic for adefinitediagnosis.
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Adefinitediagnosiscan be made if botulinum toxin is identified in the food, stomach or intestinal contents, vomit or feces.
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Adefinitediagnosisof infective endocarditis can be established if the following conditions are fulfilled: two major criteria, one major and three minor criteria, or five minor criteria.
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Although some historians believe that many historical epidemics and pandemics were early outbreaks of smallpox, contemporary records are not detailed enough to make adefinitediagnosis.
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