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diagnostic

diagnostic

79 4.8
Showing a sign that helps identify a disease or problem
  • adjective
  • /ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diagnóstico
  • The doctor used a diagnostic test to determine the cause of her illness.
  • a diagnostic test
  • a diagnostic tool
  • diagnostic criteria

And there's been a complete shutdown of all the diagnostic pathways for far too long now.

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Examples

  • Policies are needed to improve cancer screening, diagnostic investigations, and treatment access among low-income Americans.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The laptop was used as part of the diagnostic and ongoing assessment of patients with diabetes.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We have a variety of diagnostic tools.

    First Reformed (2018)

  • First of all, it's important in terms of how the diagnostic tests perform.

  • Let's do a diagnostic check...

    Independence Day (1996)

  • Her eighty-year-old mother had gone through a diagnostic test that afternoon, which had taken longer than expected.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The accepted diagnostic test for global memory impairment Is five random words.

    The Cabin Movie (2005)

  • In secondary care, the urologist is likely to perform diagnostic tests such as:

    Academic text (2011)

  • History-taking must always form the basis of the diagnostic decision-making process.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Many hospitals invest in diagnostic equipment to better assess patient health.

Antonyms

nondiagnostic
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Not giving enough details to help a doctor find the cause of a health problem

Compounds

diagnostic test
  • Specialized
7 3.5

A medical check that shows what illness or problem a person has

diagnostic procedure
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A medical test or process to find the cause of a health problem

diagnostic program
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A piece of software that finds and explains computer problems

diagnostic technique
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A method doctors use to find what causes an illness

diagnostic assay
  • Specialized
6.0

A lab test that finds or confirms a disease in a person

How Diagnostic

pathognomonic
  • Specialized
1 9.9
diagnostic
  • Specialized
79 4.8
suggestive
18 5.2
nondiagnostic
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Surface Forms

diagnostic positive

Morphology

diagnostic = diagnosis (transparent) = diagnosis + ic

The adjective is clearly formed from 'diagnosis' with the productive suffix '-ic' meaning 'related to' or 'used for identifying'.

Etymology

Diagnostic comes from Greek parts dia- ('through') and gnos- ('know'), and is like the verb diagnose, which means to 'find out' what is wrong. So, when something is diagnostic it gives a clear sign that helps you know or identify a disease or condition.