diagnostic tests
Procedures identifying conditions
Diagnostic tests are examinations or procedures used to identify diseases, conditions, or problems.
In medicine, these range from blood work and imaging scans to biopsies: The diagnostic tests came back negative.
The term extends to any systematic check that pinpoints what's wrong—mechanics run diagnostic tests on engines, technicians on software.
Distinguished from screening tests, which check for problems before symptoms appear.
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- lab workScientific testing and analysis
- karyotypingVisualizing chromosomal arrangement
urinalysis · stool sample · allergy panel · echocardiogram · laparoscopy · spirometry · angiography · sleep study · arthroscopy · PET scan · ultrasound · tissue biopsy · bone marrow biopsy · CT scan · negative · second opinion · baseline · swab
- personal expensescopay, copays, co-payments, deductible, deductibles
- school testsexam, quiz, pop quiz, final exam, unit tests
- Test Preppractice exams, practice tests, mock tests, sample tests, past papers
- teststests, exam, exams, quiz, quizzes
- optometryeye exams, eye care, eye doctor, glasses, contact lenses
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, tests, exam
diagnostic teststreatment
Care for an ailment
therapy · cure · remedies · surgical intervention · medication
diagnostic testsguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
speculation · educated guess · trial and error · assumption · hunch