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Diagnostic vs Screening - What's the difference?

diagnostic | screening |

As nouns the difference between diagnostic and screening

is that diagnostic is a technique etc used in medical diagnosis while screening is (uncountable) mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

As an adjective diagnostic

is of, or relating to diagnosis.

As a verb screening is

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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

    screening

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
    • I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts.
  • The process of checking or filtering.
    • The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient.
  • The showing of a film
  • The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
  • (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
  • (soccer) shielding

    • Verb

    (head)