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diagnostic

[ dahy-uhg-nos-tik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  2. serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication.


noun

  1. a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.
  2. Medicine/Medical. a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions.
  3. Computers.
    1. a message output by a computer diagnosing an error in a computer program, computer system, or component device.
    2. a program or subroutine that produces such messages.

diagnostic

/ ˌ岹ɪəɡˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of value in diagnosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. med any symptom that provides evidence for making a specific diagnosis
  2. a diagnosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈԴDzپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱a·ԴDzt·· adverb
  • Dzd··ԴDzt adjective
  • d··ԴDzt adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diagnostic1

1615–25; < Greek 徱ōپó, equivalent to 徱ō ( ó ) distinguished (akin to 徱áō; diagnosis ) + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

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One fundamental problem with our current diagnostic approach is that the tools we use were primarily developed based on research conducted on white male children.

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Kennedy took special aim at what he called “the ideology that ... the relentless autism prevalence increases are simply artifacts of better diagnoses, better recognition or changing diagnostic criteria.”

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As well as owning vet practices and Vets Now, IVC has 24 referral centres handling cases too complex for High Street vets - plus 65 veterinary hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, pet crematoriums and an online pharmacy.

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A diagnostic procedure to ensure the surgeons don’t resect the wrong hippocampus when considering surgery for patients with epilepsy is something most of us would consider an extremely good reason.

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All patients needing urgent diagnostic scans were seen on time, but thousands of more routine check-ups were delayed.

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