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diagnostic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'diagnostic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Diagnostic [ a.]
- Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.
2 . Diagnostic [ n.]
- The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others.

Meaning of 'diagnostic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . diagnostic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis
Example in sentence:
  • a diagnostic reading test
2 . diagnostic [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characteristic or indicative of a disease
Example in sentence:
  • a diagnostic sign of yellow fever;
  • a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever;
  • a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown;
  • symptomatic of insanity