What does diagnostic mean?

Definitions for diagnostic
ˌdaɪ əgˈnɒs tɪkdi·ag·nos·tic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. diagnosticadjective

    concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis

    "a diagnostic reading test"

  2. diagnostic, symptomaticadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. diagnosticnoun

    a technique etc. used in medical diagnosis

  2. diagnosticnoun

    Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem

  3. diagnosticadjective

    of, or relating to diagnosis

  4. diagnosticadjective

    characteristic of a particular disease

Wikipedia

  1. diagnostic

    Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine "cause and effect". In systems engineering and computer science, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions.

ChatGPT

  1. diagnostic

    A diagnostic is a test or tool used to identify the nature or cause of a particular phenomenon, condition, or problem, typically related to medical, technical, or mechanical issues. It often involves the evaluation of symptoms, examination, and analysis to determine the problem and suggest appropriate solutions or treatments.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Diagnosticadjective

    pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease

  2. Diagnosticnoun

    the mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others

  3. Etymology: [Gr. able to distinguish, fr. : cf. F. diagnostique.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of diagnostic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of diagnostic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of diagnostic in a Sentence

  1. Amit Etkin:

    As a clinician and neuroscientist, I would argue it validates a sense a lot of clinicians implicitly have, but our diagnosis system discourages— that there are a lot of similarities between the way patients with different disorders process information, [The findings] allow us to think a little bit more flexibly about our patients and focus on things that don’t fit into [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)] categories.

  2. Stephen Menendian:

    Our index is a good diagnostic instrument for trying to get a sense of how countries are faring and how states are faring against each other, but it's not the final word on these issues.

  3. Alex Azar:

    We developed a diagnostic test at the CDC, so we can confirm if somebody has this, we will be spreading that diagnostic around the country so that we are able to do rapid testing on site.

  4. Bill Hanage:

    Many states are using numbers of diagnostic tests per capita and the proportion of positive test results as key metrics for reopening decisions, so adding a whole bunch of other tests that do not measure the present state of the pandemic to the mix is unhelpful and creates confusion, fortunately, most, though not all, states are reporting The Results separately, which is the data that should be used when making decisions about reopening.

  5. Christian Schaeffer:

    Immediately after Kai started showing signs of health decline two weeks ago our team made every effort to save his life, including bloodwork testing, ultrasounds, x-rays, and engaging external specialists and submitting diagnostic samples to outside university veterinary laboratories, after the veterinary team administrated hours of critical care, including providing him oxygen, medicine and x-ray testing, Kai's condition continued to decline. We made the extremely difficult decision to humanely euthanize Kai ensuring he would pass peacefully.

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