- 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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The study, published in European Urology Oncology, was led by the University of Birmingham and a diagnostics company Nonacus, and involved nearly 1,000 patients at seven hospitals in England and Scotland.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Siemens Healthineers SHL -0.91%decrease; red down pointing triangle cut its full-year outlook for revenue growth, citing a weak performance in its diagnostics segment, but raised its guidance for adjusted earnings due to U.S. tariff refunds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
Synthetic DNA is essential for many areas of modern science and medicine, including diagnostics, genome engineering, and cancer research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"But all we have left is the wait. Your work schedules are cleared. All scientific experiments are suspended. Sleep if you can, run diagnostics on your equipment if you can't."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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