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diagnosable

American  
[dahy-uhg-nohs-uh-buhl] / ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊs ə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be diagnosed.


Other Word Forms

  • non-diagnosable adjective
  • self-diagnosable adjective
  • undiagnosable adjective

Example Sentences

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But Gen Z is putting its own stamp on it, turning an age-old relationship strain into an instantly diagnosable flaw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

People living with perceived misokinesia - a diagnosable hatred of fidgeting - call it "life limiting" and say they're buoyed by it becoming recognised as a medical condition.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

Lead exposure led to greater rates of diagnosable mental disorders, like depression and anxiety, but also greater rates of individuals experiencing more mild distress that would impair their quality of life.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

As with any disorder, some diagnosable people are never seen by a clinician.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

The attacks of sick-headache, diagnosable symptomatically as migraine, were so devastating that in 1883, after the printing of his masterpiece, "Also Sprach Zarathustra," he wrote "My life has been a complete failure."

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.