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diagnostic

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


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Diagnostic tools are calibrated on the relative harm of different errors.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Victor and Moses went through another Nairobi clinic, Universal Trends Medical and Diagnostic Centre, which declined to tell AFP the number of individuals referred by Global Face Human Resources.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Diagnostic accuracy varied based on patients' self-reported race, gender, and age.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

The term post-traumatic stress disorder did not come into being until the Vietnam War and was not added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders until 1980.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The so-called bible on the question of psychological illnesses is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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