Self-diagnosis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An attempt to identify medical conditions in oneself. countable, uncountable

    "Redding’s study asked four psychologists with expertise in anxiety and depressive disorders to rate each self-help book on five criteria: how scientifically grounded the book is; whether there are guidelines for self-diagnosis, […]"

  2. 2
    The ability of a system to identify problems within itself. countable, uncountable

    "A self-diagnosis circuit that can be used for built-in self-repair is proposed."

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"Self-diagnosis can be dangerous."

Etymology

From self- + diagnosis.

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