diagnosis

diagnosis
noun /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/
a) The identification of the nature and cause of an illness.

The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.

b) The identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

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