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1. (adj.) diagnostic
of, pertaining to, or used in diagnosis.
2. diagnostic
serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication.
3. (n.) diagnostic
a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.
4. diagnostic
a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions.
Etymology: (1615–25; < Gk diagnōstikós der. of diagignṒskein (see diagnosis ))
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| Definition of 'diagnostic' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) diagnostic
concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis
"a diagnostic reading test"
2. (adj) diagnostic, symptomatic
characteristic or indicative of a disease
"a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
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| Definition of 'diagnostic' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) diagnostic
pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease
2. (noun) diagnostic
the mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others
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