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diagnostic

adjective

characteristic or indicative of a disease

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
C
Contains
IA
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

daɪəˈɡnɒstɪk

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. characteristic or indicative of a disease

    “a diagnostic sign of yellow fever”

adjective

  1. concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis

    “a diagnostic reading test”

In context

Example Sentences

a diagnostic sign of yellow fever
a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever
symptomatic of insanity
a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown
a diagnostic reading test

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