diagnostic procedure
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- noun
- /ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑːstɪk prəˈsiːdʒər/
- Specialized
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procedimiento diagnóstico
- The doctor explained the diagnostic procedure to identify the cause of his persistent headaches.
- sophisticated diagnostic procedures
- undergo diagnostic procedures
- diagnostic procedures in adults
And people who don't have any health insurance miss diagnostic procedures.
- And people who don't have any health insurance miss diagnostic procedures.
Examples
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Magnitude of Effect: Additional diagnostic procedures were performed in 50% of women undergoing regular Pap testing.
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The Briseno factors have served only to complicate an already difficult diagnostic procedure.
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Sometimes the diagnostic procedure itself has some risks.
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Current research, using epidemiologic samples, has focused on a number of components of the standard diagnostic procedure.
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We also recommend two diagnostic procedures for youth with E/BD prior to launching into explicit instruction.
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To date, there is no proven diagnostic procedure, definitively known cause, or totally effective treatment for TS.
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However, our operationalized diagnostic procedure did confirm the accuracy of the diagnoses.
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The diagnostic procedure is a radiologic exam that will confirm malunion if it is present.
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Despite the development of sophisticated diagnostic procedures and treatments for other otologic diseases, tinnitus remains difficult to manage.
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We also used a questionnaire administered during diagnostic procedures to determine if there was a probable etiology in each patient.
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Synonyms
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A test that finds the cause of a problem in a person or machine
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A complete series of tests to find the cause of a medical or technical problem
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A medical check that shows what illness or problem a person has
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A method doctors use to find what causes an illness
A lab test that finds or confirms a disease in a person
A test that checks for mental health problems
A medical test that checks a person's blood for signs of disease
How Invasive
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a medical process or test to determine a disease' is directly and transparently derived from 'diagnostic' (indicative of disease) modifying 'procedure' (ordered steps). This adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Diagnostic procedure comes from the image of a careful, planned check to find a problem: diagnostic is about finding the cause and procedure is a set of steps. That's why it means 'a test to find what is wrong'.