diagnosed
v.v. to have a doctor or expert identify a medical problem or illness after an exam. It means finding out exactly what is making someone sick.
v. to identify the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. Transitive; the object is typically the patient or the condition itself.
The doctor diagnosed her with a mild flu.
After several blood tests and an X-ray, the specialist finally diagnosed the cause of his chronic back pain.
Early intervention is only possible if the condition is diagnosed before symptoms become severe enough to cause permanent tissue damage.
Often used in the passive voice. When identifying the illness, it takes the preposition 'with' ('diagnosed with cancer').
The doctor diagnosed her a broken arm.The doctor diagnosed her with a broken arm.When the object is a person, you must use 'with' before the name of the illness or injury.