1. determination of the nature of a cause of a disease. 2. a concise technical description of the cause, nature, or manifestations of a condition, situation, or problem. adj., adj diagnosÂ´tic. clinical diagnosis diagnosis based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings during life.
Nevis /ËniËvÉªs/ is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.Nevis is located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua.Its area is 93 square kilometres (36 sq mi) and the capital is Charlestown. Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow 3-kilometre (2 mi) channel known as The Narrows.evis is located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua.
Print this map. Long the homes of the Kalinago Indians, these islands were first viewed by Columbus in 1498. In the early 17th century the first British colonists on the island of St. Kitts called it St. Christopher's island.. The island of Nevis was first colonised in 1628 by British settlers from Saint Kitts. Using St. Kitts as a base of operations, the British and French would later sail through the eastern Caribbean, colonizing a wide assortment of islands.