Difference between Diagnosis and Diagnoses

What is the difference between Diagnosis and Diagnoses?

Diagnosis as a noun is the identification of the nature and cause of an illness. while Diagnoses as a noun is the identification of the nature and cause of an illness.

Diagnosis

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The identification of the nature and cause of an illness. The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature). A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others. Especially, a description written in Latin and published.

Example sentence: Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice.

Diagnoses

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.

We hope you now know whether to use Diagnosis or Diagnoses in your sentence.

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