diagnosable

/dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊzəbəl/ adj

**Diagnosable** describes anything that can be identified as a disease, disorder, or malfunction through observation, testing, or analysis. If a condition is diagnosable, a qualified examiner can point to the culprit with confidence rather than guess. The term typically appears in medical or technical settings, where symptoms, lab results, or system logs provide the clues needed for a precise label. It can also be stretched metaphorically to any problem that yields to systematic investigation, such as a "diagnosable flaw" in a software program or a "diagnosable tension" in a relationship, as long as there is enough evidence to pin it down.

【核心含义】可诊断的,指疾病、故障等可通过观察、检测或分析被明确识别和确认的。

多用于医学或技术领域(如“可诊断的疾病/系统故障”);注意与“可治愈的(curable)”区分,诊断不代表能解决。

【Significado central】Que puede ser identificado con precisión como una enfermedad, trastorno o falla mediante observación, pruebas o análisis.

Se usa principalmente en contextos médicos o técnicos (por ejemplo, "una enfermedad diagnosticable", "un fallo diagnosticable en el sistema"). Es importante no confundirlo con "curable": que algo sea diagnosticable significa que se puede identificar su causa, no necesariamente que tenga solución. Informalmente, puede aplicarse de manera metafórica a cualquier problema que ceda ante una investigación sistemática, como "un defecto diagnosticable" en un programa o "una tensión diagnosticable" en una relación.

Word Origin From Greek dia- 'through' and gignōskein 'to know' — literally 'able to be known through'. The idea: a condition that can be identified by looking through symptoms. The same root gnos gives us diagnosis, prognosis (knowing before), agnostic (not knowing), and even know (cognate). The PIE root *gno- 'to know' is everywhere: recognize, cognition, ignore.

adj Able to be diagnosed; having a cause which can be determined.

The patient's symptoms were clear and easily diagnosable by the experienced physician.

(形容词) 可诊断的

病人的症状很明显,经验丰富的医生很容易就能诊断出来。

(adjetivo) diagnosticable; identificable [Que puede ser diagnosticado; que tiene una causa que puede ser determinada.]

Los síntomas del paciente eran claros y fácilmente diagnosticables por el médico experimentado.

(adjectif) Qui peut être diagnostiqué ; dont la cause peut être déterminée par un diagnostic.

Les symptômes du patient étaient clairs et facilement diagnostiquables par le médecin expérimenté.

(Adjektiv) diagnostizierbar [diagnostizierbar; so beschaffen, dass die Ursache oder Art einer Erkrankung oder eines Problems festgestellt werden kann.]

Die Symptome des Patienten waren klar und für den erfahrenen Arzt leicht **diagnosable**.

(形容詞) 診断可能である;原因を特定できる

患者の症状は明確で、経験豊富な医師には容易に診断可能であった。

(adjetivo) diagnosticável [Que pode ser diagnosticado; que tem uma causa que pode ser determinada.]

Os sintomas do paciente eram claros e facilmente diagnosticáveis pelo médico experiente.

Word parts: dia + gnos + able

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