diagnostics

Plural: diagnostics

Noun

• the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
• plural of diagnostic
• The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).
• Diagnostic methods considered collectively.
• 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).

Examples

• Diagnostics is the area in which the cost of hiring a factory-certified technician might easily pay for itself through downtime reduction.
• Diagnostics is the area in which this molecule is most useful, whereas it is not a treatment target in itself.
• 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.
• The diagnostics were extensive, with scores of laboratory tests.

Synonyms

nosology

Related Words

diagnostician, differential diagnosis