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diagnostic

[dahy-uhg-nos-tik] / ˌdaɪ əgˈnɒs tɪk /


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Service companies often reject the suggestion that diagnostic or investigation fees are simply a form of upselling.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A nurse practitioner assisted by diagnostic AI, for instance, can handle cases that once required a physician.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The three-page memo provides an overview of Trump's physical examination and diagnostic testing, in which Barbabella concludes that the leader is "fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State."

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Over three years — from fall 2021 to fall 2023 — the letter said, at least 20% of Berkeley first-semester calculus students who took a diagnostic exam showed deficits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

For my annual physical in 1972 he used diagnostic methods popular back in medical school in 1910.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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