diagnosticadjective
uk/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk//ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑː.stɪk/diagnostic adjective (DISEASE)
specialized medical identifying a particular illness using a combination of signs and symptoms:
a diagnostic test
Jaundice is diagnostic of liver failure.
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Medical treatment: symptoms & diagnosis of medical problems
- aerophobia
- amyloid
- asymptomatic
- blood count
- confirmatory
- contraindicated
- contraindication
- CT scan
- diagnose
- diagnosis
- lacunar
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- nd
- prognosticate
- prognostication
- side effect
- symptom
- vital signs
- withdrawal symptoms
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diagnostic adjective (PROBLEM)
used for making a judgment about what a particular problem is:
The model is a useful diagnostic tool to determine what has the most impact on employees' performance.
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Judgments and analyses
- acquihire
- analysis
- appraisal
- assessment
- construction
- critique
- interpretation
- job evaluation
- judgment
- misjudge
- notice
- peer review
- press
- rating
- review
- self-assessment
- study
- time-and-motion study
- unrated
- value judgment
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