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diagnostic

[ dahy-uhg-nos-tik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

diagnosis ( def 1 ).
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.
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

/ ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪk /

1615–25; < Greek diagnōstikós, equivalent to diagnōst ( ós ) distinguished (akin to diágnōsis; diagnosis ) + -ikos -ic

The fewer diagnostic criteria required to call a person impaired, the more “any difficulty whatsoever” can be deemed impairment.

The value of the rapid diagnostic test lies in its simplicity.

But not all physicians see rapid diagnostic tests as the answer.

The joint venture entails Corgenix migrating the rapid diagnostic tests into a handheld device designed by Nanomix.

Obama did authorize sending kits for a diagnostic Ebola test called the EZ1 Real-Time RT-PCR Assay.

As a rule, however, persistent glycosuria is diagnostic of diabetes mellitus, of which disease it is the essential symptom.

Their presence in the blood in considerable numbers is diagnostic of myelogenous leukemia.

What are the diagnostic characters of beginning elephantiasis?

Mention the diagnostic features of dermatitis herpetiformis.

Other signs that are supposed to indicate the habitual practice of masturbation are of little diagnostic value.

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