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diagnostic
[ dahy-uhg-nos-tik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication.
noun
- a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.
- Medicine/Medical. a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions.
- Computers.
- a message output by a computer diagnosing an error in a computer program, computer system, or component device.
- a program or subroutine that produces such messages.
diagnostic
/ ˌ岹ɪəɡˈɒɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or of value in diagnosis
noun
- med any symptom that provides evidence for making a specific diagnosis
- a diagnosis
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈԴDzپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱a·ԴDzt·· adverb
- Dzd··ԴDzt adjective
- d··ԴDzt adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diagnostic1
Example Sentences
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.
All patients needing urgent diagnostic scans were seen on time, but thousands of more routine check-ups were delayed.
Fiorentina say the striker was released from a hospital in Verona "during the night" following the return of diagnostic test results.
Elective care covers a broad range of planned, non-emergency services, from diagnostic tests and scans to outpatient appointments, surgeries and cancer treatment.
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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