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diagnostics en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)bor. English diagnostic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English diagnostics From diagnostic + -ics.

Meanings

1. (countable, in construction, plural, singular, uncountable) The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought). ▸ Diagnostic methods considered collectively.
   • The diagnostics were extensive, with scores of laboratory tests.
   • Diagnostics is the area in which this molecule is most useful, whereas it is not a treatment target in itself.
   • Near-synonym: diagnosis
2. (form-of, plural) plural of diagnostic
   form of diagnostic
3. (countable, in construction, of devices, plural, singular, uncountable) The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought). ▸ The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).
   • Diagnostics is the area in which the cost of hiring a factory-certified technician might easily pay for itself through downtime reduction.
   • The diagnostics were a nightmare, but we finally isolated the problem to a specific one of the many ECUs — of which this ridiculous design has at least fourteen that we know of.

Forms

Deriveds

theranostics · neurodiagnostics · psychodiagnostics · immunodiagnostics · nanodiagnostics · pharmacodiagnostics · radiodiagnostics · telediagnostics · biodiagnostics · phytodiagnostics

Relateds

diagnostician · differential diagnosis

Synonyms

diagnosis

Translations (12)

hu diagnosztika (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · be дыягно́стыка (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · de Diagnostik (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · kk диагностика (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · tr teşhis (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · fr diagnostic (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · hu ellenőrzés (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · sv diagnostik (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · fi diagnostiikka (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · uk діагно́стика (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · ru диагно́стика (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component) · cmn 診斷 /诊断 (the process of determining the state of or capability of a component)