differential diagnosis

erotusdiagnoosi puhekieltä The process of determining which disease, from a set of possible candidates, is causing a patient's symptoms.
puhekieltä A list of possible causes of a primary symptom or a collection of symptoms.
2000 August 15, Harry D. McKinnon and Thomas Howard, “http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000815/804.html Evaluating the Febrile Patient with a Rash”, in American Family Physician, American Academy of Family Physicians, page 804,

The differential diagnosis for febrile patients with a rash is extensive.