All 11 Uses
diagnose
in
The Last Lecture
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- At the time, I already had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but I was optimistic.†
Part 1diagnosed = determined or identified the nature of a problem or an illness
- More than 37,000 Americans a year are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer alone.†
Part 1
- At age eighty-three, my dad was diagnosed with leukemia.†
Part 2
- After Shatner learned of my diagnosis, he sent me a photo of himself as Kirk.†
Part 2diagnosis = the identification of the cause of a problem or illness
- Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of any cancer; half of those diagnosed with it die within six months, and 96 percent die within five years.†
Part 3diagnosed = determined or identified the nature of a problem or an illness
- The Man in the Convertible ONE MORNING, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon's vice president for advancement.†
Part 3
- She knew that my cancer diagnosis was grim.
Part 3 *diagnosis = identification (as in identifying an illness)
- Jai I'VE ASKED Jai what she has learned since my diagnosis.†
Part 3diagnosis = the identification of the cause of a problem or illness
- I replied: "Randy Pausch: He Lived Thirty Years After a Terminal Diagnosis."†
Part 5
- And since my diagnosis, my minister has been very helpful.†
Part 5
- I know that so far, I've been handling my diagnosis pretty well.†
Part 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(diagnose) determine or identify the nature of a problem or an illness
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)