English Explanatory Dictionary

differential diagnosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of determining which disease, from a set of possible candidates, is causing a patient's symptoms.
  2. A list of possible causes of a primary symptom or a collection of symptoms.

Word forms

differential diagnosis differential diagnoses

Related words

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