nondiagnostic
1
7.5
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈdaɪəɡnɪk/
- Specialized
:
no diagnóstico
- Fine-needle aspiration cytology was nondiagnostic, as it detected only scant inflammatory cells and no evidence of malignancy.
- nondiagnostic information
- amount of nondiagnostic
- nondiagnostic statements
Examples
-
Its presentation can be confusing and misleading because of vague, nonspecific symptoms and nondiagnostic pathologic specimens.
Academic text (2008) -
A study that is nondiagnostic does not exclude a diagnosis of cricoarytenoid joint derangement.
Academic text (2006) -
The main effect for nondiagnostic information was not significant.
Academic text (1998) -
Given this approach, it seemed reasonable to vary the number, or more specifically, the ratio of nondiagnostic items to diagnostic ones.
Academic text (1998) -
The nondiagnostic character reference statements affected subjects' attitudes toward the defendant, but the nondiagnostic information had no effect on guilt judgments.
Academic text (1998) -
In Fagel's single case report, numerous biopsies obtained on different occasions were nondiagnostic.
Academic text (2008) -
A complete blood count was normal, and two separate fine-needle aspirations of the left neck mass were nondiagnostic, revealing normal salivary tissue.
Academic text (1996) -
In all of the cases (n10-n13) reviewed in this article, the initial pathology reports were nondiagnostic.
Academic text (2008) -
The test results were nondiagnostic, leaving the doctors uncertain about the patient's condition.
-
Doctors often encounter nondiagnostic findings that do not help in making a clear diagnosis.
Antonyms
How Diagnostic
65
4.8
- Specialized
79
4.8
18
5.2
- Specialized
1
7.5
2
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
nondiagnostic = diagnostic (transparent) = non + diagnostic
Clear negative formation: the productive prefix 'non-' attached to the adjective 'diagnostic' yields 'not diagnostic' in an obvious way.
Etymology
Nondiagnostic breaks into non- 'not' and diagnostic, from diagnose meaning 'find the cause' or 'say what the problem is'. So a nondiagnostic test is one that does not give a clear answer about the cause.