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diagnostically

diagnostically

1 6.9
In a way that helps find the cause of a health problem
  • adverb
  • /ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑːstɪkli/
  • Specialized
: diagnósticamente
  • Sections of the tests can be administered diagnostically when specific instructional problems arise.
  • used diagnostically

Remember, narcissistic people aren't psychotic, nor are they diagnostically delusional.

Examples

  • Diagnostically, use of a highly sensitive D-dimer assay plus a validated clinical prediction rule allows PE to be ruled out without imaging (1).

    Academic text (2014)
  • I stressed that standardized test results should be used diagnostically in that what a pupil answers incorrectly may be emphasized in a teaching-learning situation, if relevant.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Diagnostically, the most important issue may be the simplicity of the writing.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Alcoholism, however, is now diagnostically classified as a disease.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Statistically significant group differences are then interpreted as evidence that the test is diagnostically effective.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Her belief is that an educator should be like a doctor, able to dispense medicine or perform surgery to fix specific diagnostically ascertainable ailments.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Both of these reading-related processes account for unique variance when predicting reading achievement (Swanson, Trainin, Necoechea, & Hammill, 2003), making the assessment of each process diagnostically useful.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The test was administered diagnostically to assess the students' comprehension skills.

  • Doctors use specific criteria diagnostically to identify various diseases.

  • In therapy, assessments are performed diagnostically to tailor treatment plans for patients.

How Conclusive

conclusively
26 3.9
diagnostically
  • Specialized
1 6.9
tentatively
27 5.1

Surface Forms

diagnostically positive

Morphology

diagnostically = diagnostic (transparent) = diagnostic + ally

Adverb formed by adding the standard adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'diagnostic', yielding a meaning directly related to 'diagnostic'.

Etymology

The word diagnostically comes from the same root as diagnosis, built from Greek parts dia- ('through') and gnosis ('knowledge'). So, to act diagnostically is to look carefully 'through' the facts to 'know' the cause, in other words to do something in a way that finds the reason for a problem.