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Diagnostic vs Culdocentesis - What's the difference?

diagnostic | culdocentesis |

As nouns the difference between diagnostic and culdocentesis

is that diagnostic is a technique etc used in medical diagnosis while culdocentesis is (medicine) a diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.

As an adjective diagnostic

is of, or relating to diagnosis.

diagnostic

English

Alternative forms

* diagnostick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, or relating to diagnosis
  • characteristic of a particular disease

    • Hyponyms

    * pathognomonic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a technique etc. used in medical diagnosis
  • (computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem

    • See also

    * diagnostics

    culdocentesis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia culdocentesis) (culdocenteses)
  • (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle