diagnostic Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis
- a diagnostic reading test
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adjective satellite characteristic or indicative of a disease
symptomatic.
- a diagnostic sign of yellow fever
- a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever
- symptomatic of insanity
- a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown
WordNet
Di`ag*nos"tic adjective
Etymology
Gr. able to distinguish, fr. : cf. F.Definitions
Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.
Di`ag*nos"tic noun
Definitions
The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others.
