diagnostic

American  

[dahy-uhg-nos-tik] / ˌdaɪ əgˈnɒs tɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.

2. serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication.

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noun

1. diagnosis.

2. a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.

3. Medicine/Medical. a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions.

4. 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 British  

/ ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of value in diagnosis

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noun

1. med any symptom that provides evidence for making a specific diagnosis

2. a diagnosis

Other Word Forms

• diagnostically adverb
• postdiagnostic adjective
• prediagnostic adjective

Etymology

Origin of diagnostic

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

Example Sentences

It is shifting to create new opportunities, CEO Andrew Dudum touted a handful of recent initiatives including the launch of Labs, a diagnostic and health monitoring platform.

From Barron's

CEO Andrew Dudum touted a handful of recent initiatives including the launch of Labs, a diagnostic and health monitoring platform.

From Barron's

The key diagnostic feature of PoTS is a persistent and abnormal increase in heart rate after assuming an upright posture.

From BBC

Speeding up data analysis could improve diagnostic tools for preterm birth -- the leading cause of newborn death and a major contributor to long term motor and cognitive challenges in children.

From Science Daily

Increasingly, the clinical evaluation itself is treated as a procedural hurdle rather than a diagnostic process.

From The Wall Street Journal