Doctors and treatment · Health
a diagnosis
an identified illness
A diagnosis is a doctor's decision about what illness or problem someone has.
This vs that
The doctor gave me a diagnosis.
The doctor gave me a treatment plan.
Hear it in real life
Do you know what caused the pain?
Yes, I finally got a diagnosis yesterday.
It took several weeks to get a diagnosis because the symptoms were unusual.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Got a diagnosis' is the natural everyday way to talk about receiving the doctor's conclusion.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The doctor gave me ‸ diagnosis yesterday.
Say: The doctor gave me a diagnosis yesterday.
Use the article 'a' before the singular countable noun 'diagnosis'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
get a diagnosis
It took a long time to get a diagnosis.
He finally got a diagnosis after several tests.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I finally got a diagnosis.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a diagnosis
an identified illness
“It took several weeks to get a diagnosis because the symptoms were unusual.”
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