Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That department of medicine which relates to the study of the symptoms as indicating the disease; symptomatology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That part of medicine which has to do with ascertaining the nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or signs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
diagnostic . - noun The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word diagnostics.
Examples
-
I ran the computer's built in diagnostics and it failed the Boot Test.
After Massive Runaround, HP Sends Your Laptop Back Filled With Viruses - The Consumerist 2009
-
There are huge opportunities for innovation in diagnostics, devices, delivery systems, and of course, medicines.
Doug Schoen: An Innovation Election Doug Schoen 2010
-
They came to study with, or to be treated by, pioneers in diagnostics and therapeutic medicine, such as the pediatrician Béla
-
Ed Michael, executive vice-president, diagnostic products, at Abbott Laboratories, says the drug company is increasing its investment in diagnostics.
Companies Aim to Personalize Therapy Goran Mijuk 2010
-
"I think the diagnostics are the same and the path they are going on is more or less the same," said Martin Lousteau, a former Argentine economy minister and minister of production for Buenos Aires province.
Argentine Episode Is Little Comfort for Greece Matt Moffett 2011
-
A key focus is molecular diagnostics, which is transforming human healthcare through the increasing use of technologies to unlock and analyze valuable molecular content from biological materials.
unknown title 2011
-
The high cost of the diagnostics is a serious problem because it makes many a parent think long and hard - mainly long - about whether it's necessary at all.
-
In fact, I've typo'd "diagnostics" twice in the last month.
Whoops! There It Is Janice Hardy 2010
-
In fact, I've typo'd "diagnostics" twice in the last month.
Archive 2010-07-01 Janice Hardy 2010
-
Molotsane, 45, said he would need time to do some "diagnostics" and identify Telkom's business challenges before making statements on his plans for the parastatal.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.