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 | ||