English adjective: diagnostic | |||
1. | diagnostic concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis | ||
Samples | A diagnostic reading test. | ||
2. | diagnostic characteristic or indicative of a disease | ||
Samples | A diagnostic sign of yellow fever. A rash symptomatic of scarlet fever. Symptomatic of insanity. A rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown. | ||
Synonyms | symptomatic | ||
Similar | characteristic | ||
Antonyms | uncharacteristic | ||