- plural of diagnostic.
diagnostics
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of diagnostics
First recorded in 1660–70; see origin at diagnostic, -ics
Example Sentences
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In April 2027, UChicago Medicine will open the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion, Chicago's first freestanding cancer pavilion, to bring advanced diagnostics, innovative treatments, translational discoveries, and comprehensive support to patients and the community.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
“AI-driven drug discovery, clinical development and diagnostics are beginning to improve productivity across the sector, while life science tools appear to be emerging from a multiyear destocking cycle.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The advance could help pave the way for phonon lasers, a technology with potential uses in communications, medical diagnostics, and advanced sensing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
The gene-sequencing platform, alongside new mass-spectrometry and glucose-monitoring products- mean Roche’s diagnostics business is at its most important inflection point in 25 years, the analysts say in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
I spent the day running full diagnostics on every system in the Hab.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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