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diagnostic

Syllabification: (di·ag·nos·tic)

Pronunciation: /ˌdīəgˈnästik/

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Definition of diagnostic

adjective

1concerned with the diagnosis of illness or other problems:a diagnostic tool
(of a symptom) distinctive, and so indicating the nature of an illness:there are fifteen infections that are diagnostic of AIDS

2characteristic of a particular species, genus, or phenomenon:the diagnostic character of having not one but two pairs of antennae

noun

1a distinctive symptom or characteristic.
Computing a program or routine that helps a user to identify errors.

2 (diagnostics) the practice or techniques of diagnosis:advanced medical diagnostics

Derivatives

diagnostically
diagnostician

Origin:

early 17th century: from Greek diagnōstikos 'able to distinguish', from diagignōskein 'distinguish'; the noun from hē diagnōstikē tekhnē 'the art of distinguishing (disease)'

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diagnostic

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