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diagnostic

[ dahy-uhg-nos-tik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  2. serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication.


noun

  1. a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.
  2. Medicine/Medical. a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions.
  3. Computers.
    1. a message output by a computer diagnosing an error in a computer program, computer system, or component device.
    2. a program or subroutine that produces such messages.

diagnostic

/ ËŒ»å²¹ÉªÉ™É¡Ëˆ²ÔÉ’²õ³Ùɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of value in diagnosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. med any symptom that provides evidence for making a specific diagnosis
  2. a diagnosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å¾±²¹²µËˆ²Ô´Ç²õ³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±î€…a²µÂ·²Ô´Ç²õt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ±è´Ç²õ³Ùd¾±Â·²¹²µÂ·²Ô´Ç²õt¾±³¦ adjective
  • ±è°ù±ðd¾±Â·²¹²µÂ·²Ô´Ç²õt¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diagnostic1

1615–25; < Greek »å¾±²¹²µ²ÔŲõ³Ù¾±°ìó²õ, equivalent to »å¾±²¹²µ²ÔŲõ³Ù ( ó²õ ) distinguished (akin to »å¾±Ã¡²µ²ÔŲõ¾±²õ; diagnosis ) + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

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A diagnostic procedure to ensure the surgeons don’t resect the wrong hippocampus when considering surgery for patients with epilepsy is something most of us would consider an extremely good reason.

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All patients needing urgent diagnostic scans were seen on time, but thousands of more routine check-ups were delayed.

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Fiorentina say the striker was released from a hospital in Verona "during the night" following the return of diagnostic test results.

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Elective care covers a broad range of planned, non-emergency services, from diagnostic tests and scans to outpatient appointments, surgeries and cancer treatment.

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In this case, epilepsy patients in need of invasive diagnostic surgery offered the opportunity to carry out the procedure without adding to subjects’ existing risk.

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