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medical diagnosis vs differential diagnosis

differential diagnosis vs medical diagnosis

medical diagnosis and differential diagnosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medical diagnosis Yes No No No
differential diagnosis Yes No No No
As nouns, differential diagnosis is a hyponym of medical diagnosis; that is, differential diagnosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medical diagnosis:
  • medical diagnosis: identification of a disease from its symptoms
  • differential diagnosis: a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs
Other hyponyms of medical diagnosis include medical prognosis, prognosis, prospect.
medical diagnosis (noun) differential diagnosis (noun)
identification of a disease from its symptoms a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs
Difference between medical diagnosis and differential diagnosis

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