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Synonyms for diagnostic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dahy-uh g-nos-tik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdaɪ əgˈnɒs tɪk



Définition of diagnostic

Origin :
  • 1620s (adjective and noun), from Greek diagnostikos "able to distinguish," from diagnostos, verbal adjective from diagignoskein (see diagnosis). Related: Diagnostics.
  • adj demonstrative
Example sentences :
  • No diagnostic importance of any kind can however be ascribed to them.
  • Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
  • This case was of much interest from the diagnostic point of view.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
  • Mention the diagnostic features of dermatitis herpetiformis.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • What are the diagnostic characters of beginning elephantiasis?
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
  • Dr. Ashe listened to this, watching her, with a diagnostic mind.
  • Extract from : « Dodo Wonders » by E. F. Benson
  • The shape of the bill, characteristic of the species, is also diagnostic.
  • Extract from : « Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) » by Arthur Cleveland Bent
  • The operation is useful as a diagnostic or palliative measure.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • A diagnostic which was wanting for the confirmation of his disease.
  • Extract from : « Monsieur de Pourceaugnac » by Molire
  • Insomnia was a diagnostic of his malady: a fact he hadn't mentioned to his friend.
  • Extract from : « The Destroying Angel » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "Stupor," then, is more of a descriptive than a diagnostic term.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

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