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postdiagnostic

postdiagnostic

7.9
About the time after a doctor tells someone they have a health problem
  • adjective
  • /ˌpoʊstˌdaɪəɡˈnɑːstɪk/
  • Specialized
: postdiagnóstico
  • In relation to the present study, it was of interest to consider how these different sources of social support contributed to patients' postdiagnostic psychological adjustment.

Examples

  • Socioeconomic factors appear to be associated with colon cancer care in both countries but in different ways: high-income US patients have an advantage in prediagnostic care and perhaps in screening, and low-income Canadians have an advantage in postdiagnostic care and possibly in staging and treatment.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The postdiagnostic phase is crucial for effective patient management.

  • After receiving her diagnosis, she focused on postdiagnostic support groups for guidance.

  • Doctors often provide postdiagnostic advice to help patients cope with their condition.

Surface Forms

postdiagnostic positive

Morphology

postdiagnostic = diagnostic (transparent) = post + post + diagnostic

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'post-' (after) combined with the adjective 'diagnostic' (relating to diagnosis). [Postprocessing: moved 'post' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word postdiagnostic is made of post- meaning 'after' and diagnostic, from diagnose meaning 'to identify a condition'. So, postdiagnostic describes the time, care, or events that happen after a diagnosis.