formal diagnosis

collocation in English

meaningsofformalanddiagnosis

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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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 offormalanddiagnosisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of depressed patients, only 42.1% had received aformaldiagnosis.
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Each feature includes several specific criteria, with any combination of six being sufficient for aformaldiagnosis.
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All had aformaldiagnosisof moderate to severe dementia, and were known to specialist services.
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Each of these features includes several specific criteria, with the endorsement of any three being sufficient for aformaldiagnosis.
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Diabulimia is not currently recognized as aformaldiagnosisby the medical or psychiatric communities.
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This figure does not take into account people with mild immune system defects who have not received aformaldiagnosis.
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Many patients with myotubular myopathy die in infancy prior to receiving aformaldiagnosis.
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Aformaldiagnosisis not required to access support.
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Aformaldiagnosisof no premolar growth can be done by age 6 in order to check for signs of otodental syndrome.
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Sensory-processing disorder does not have official status by the medical community as aformaldiagnosis but is frequently one of the characteristics of autism.
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Since then, the species has been largely ignored by all subsequent vertebrate workers and noformaldiagnosisof the specimen was ever provided.
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Formaldiagnosisis made by a qualified professional, and includes demonstrating six or more symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, or both, for the three presentations, respectively.
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Categories are defined by their boundaries - by the fulfilment or non-fulfilment of particular criteria in the case of formal diagnoses.
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