diagnostics

[dahy-uhg-nos-tiks]

di·ag·nos·tics

[dahy-uhg-nos-tiks]
noun (used with a singular verb) Medicine/Medical.
the discipline or practice of diagnosis.

Origin:
1660–70; see diagnostic, -ics

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Diagnostics is always a great word to know.
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the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone
the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
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di·ag·nos·tic

[dahy-uhg-nos-tik]
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; < Greek diagnōstikós, equivalent to diagnōst(ós) distinguished (akin to diágnōsis; see diagnosis) + -ikos -ic

di·ag·nos·ti·cal·ly, adverb
post·di·ag·nos·tic, adjective
pre·di·ag·nos·tic, adjective
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diagnostics (ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the art or practice of diagnosis, esp of diseases

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