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Word: Diagnostic
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century: from Greek diagnōstikos ‘able to distinguish’, from diagignōskein ‘distinguish’; the noun from hē diagnōstikē tekhnē ‘the art of distinguishing (disease)’
ˌdʌɪəɡˈnɒstɪk
concerned with the diagnosis of illness or other problems
Short Definition:concerned with diagnosis of illness etc.
Examples:- a diagnostic tool
characteristic of a particular species, genus, or phenomenon
Short Definition:characteristic of particular species etc.
Examples:- the diagnostic character of having not one but two pairs of antennae
Word: Diagnostic
Speech Type: Noun
ˌdʌɪəɡˈnɒstɪk
a distinctive symptom or characteristic.
Short Definition:distinctive symptom or characteristic
the practice or techniques of diagnosis
Short Definition:practice or techniques of diagnosis
Examples:- advanced medical diagnostics
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