di·ag·nos·tic (d   g-n s t k)adj. 1. Of, relating to, or used in a diagnosis. 2. Serving to identify a particular disease; characteristic. n. 1. The art or practice of medical diagnosis. Often used in the plural with a singular verb. 2. A symptom or a distinguishing feature serving as supporting evidence in a diagnosis. 3. An instrument or a technique used in medical diagnosis. [Greek diagn  stikos, able to distinguish, from diagnstos, distinguished, from diagignskein, to distinguish; see diagnosis.]di ag·nosti·cal·ly adv. |
diagnostic [ˌdaɪəgˈnɒstɪk]
adj
(Medicine) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of, relating to, or of value in diagnosis
n
1. (Medicine) Med any symptom that provides evidence for making a specific diagnosis
2. (Medicine) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a diagnosis
diagnostically adv
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| Adj. | 1. | diagnostic - concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; "a diagnostic reading test" |
| 2. | diagnostic - 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" characteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" |
diagnostic
adjective symptomatic, particular, distinguishing, distinctive, peculiar, indicative, idiosyncratic, recognizable, demonstrative symptoms diagnostic of cancer
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