Asked by Kaileigh

Read the following sentence.

The diagnosis was pretty straightforward: In both ears, I lost some hearing at one range and a lot of hearing at another.

What is the denotative meaning of the word diagnosis as it is used in the sentence?


The act of identifying a disease or illness after an examination


An educated guess about a person's disease or illness


An opinion of how a person will heal from an illness or injury


An incorrect identification of the cause of a disease or illness

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The act of identifying a disease or illness after an examination

Reason: Here "diagnosis" refers to the identified hearing loss pattern (result of an exam), not a prognosis, guess, or incorrect identification.