diagnostic

diagnostic
[dʌɪəgˈnɒstɪk]
adjective
  1. concerned with the diagnosis of illness or other problems
    关于(疾病的)诊断的;关于(所存在问题性质的)判断的
    a diagnostic tool.
    诊断器械。
    ■(of a symptom) distinctive, and so indicating the nature of an illness
    (因症状特异而)能指示某种疾病性质的
    there are fifteen infections which are diagnostic of Aids.
    有15个因症状特异而被诊断为感染了艾滋病的病例。
  2. characteristic of a particular species, genus, or phenomenon
    (生物学上的某一物种、属或现象所)特有的
    the diagnostic character of having not one but two pairs of antennae.
    有两对触角而非一对触角的属性特征。
noun
  1. a distinctive symptom or characteristic
    (特有的)症状(或特征)
    ■(Computing)a program or routine that helps a user to identify errors
    (计算机)诊断程序,识错程序
  2. (diagnostics)the practice or techniques of diagnosis
    诊断学;诊断法
    advanced medical diagnostics.
    先进的医疗诊断技术。
派生
diagnostically
adverb
diagnostician
[-nɒˈstɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Greek diagnōstikos 'able to distinguish', from diagignōskein 'distinguish'; the noun from hē diagnōstikē teknē 'the art of distinguishing (disease')
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