high-pitched
131shrill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sharp, piercing, strident, high pitched, piping, penetrating, poignant. See loudness, cry. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. high pitched, piercing, penetrating, sharp, strident, screeching, thin, piping …
132diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… …
