Meaning of DIAGNOSTIC
| Pronunciation: | | `dIug'nâstik
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- [adj] characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
- [adj] concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; "a diagnostic clinic"; "a diagnostic reading test"; "diagnostic information"
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\Di`ag*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. ? able to distinguish, fr.
?: cf. F. diagnostique.]
Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the
nature of a disease.
\Di`ag*nos"tic\, n.
The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or
distinguished from others.
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- Having to do with a diagnosis.
- Refers to something that is used to determine the cause of an illness or disorder.
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