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di⋅ag⋅nos⋅tic

  [dahy-uhg-nos-tik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or used in diagnosis.
2. serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication.
–noun
3. diagnosis (def. 1).
4. a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.
5. Medicine/Medical. a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions.
6. Computers.
a. a message output by a computer diagnosing an error in a computer program, computer system, or component device.
b. a program or subroutine that produces such messages.
Origin:
1615–25; < Gk diagnōstikós, equiv. to diagnōst(ós) distinguished (akin to diágnōsis; see diagnosis ) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
di⋅ag⋅nos⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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di·ag·nos·tic   (dī'əg-nŏs'tĭk)   
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 diagnōstikos, able to distinguish, from diagnōstos, distinguished, from diagignōskein, to distinguish; see diagnosis.]
di'ag·nos'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Diagnostic

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.

Diagnostic

Di`ag*nos"tic\, n. The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others.
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Language Translation for : diagnostic
Spanish: diagnóstico,
German: die Diagnose,
Japanese: 診断
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Main Entry: 1di·ag·nos·tic
Pronunciation: -'näs-tik
Variant: also di·ag·nos·ti·cal /-ti-k&l/
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or used in diagnosis
2 : using the methods of or yielding a diagnosis diagnostic service> <diagnostic properties> —di·ag·nos·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2diagnostic
Function: noun
: the art or practice of diagnosis —often used in plural
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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diagnostic di·ag·nos·tic (dī'əg-nŏs'tĭk)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or used in a diagnosis.
  2. Serving to identify a particular disease; characteristic.
n.
  1. diagnostics The art or practice of medical diagnosis.
  2. A symptom or a distinguishing feature serving as supporting evidence in a diagnosis.
  3. An instrument or a technique used in medical diagnosis.

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