Diagnosis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007870",
  "term": "Diagnosis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A type of inference in the Stressor Identification process that uses symptomatology or a set of specific observations to identify a probable cause. See also Diagnosis entry under Causal Concepts.\n\n2. Diagnosis is the identification of a cause by recognizing characteristic signs and symptoms. Differential diagnosis is identification of a disease by comparing all diseases that might plausibly account for the known symptoms.",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "CADDIS Glossary",
    "CADDIS: Causal Concepts; Causal Concepts"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/diagnosis/"
}