Diagnostic
[daɪəg'nɒstɪk] or [,daɪəɡ'nɑstɪk]
Definition
(adj.) characteristic or indicative of a disease; 'a diagnostic sign of yellow fever'; 'a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever'; 'symptomatic of insanity'; 'a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown' .
(adj.) concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; 'a diagnostic reading test' .
Typed by Hester--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.
(n.) The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Distinguishing, characteristic.
Typed by Greta
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Symptom, indication, feature, sign, cue
ANT:Development, crisis, formation, consummation, head, deception, illusion,misindication
Typist: Rudy