diagnostically
By identifying conditions
Diagnostically describes something done in a manner relating to diagnosis—the identification of a disease, problem, or condition.
Medical tests are run diagnostically to determine what ails a patient.
The term extends beyond medicine: software can be examined diagnostically to find bugs, or a car's performance checked diagnostically to locate mechanical issues.
The technician ran the system diagnostically before attempting repairs.
Indicators of disease
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
X-ray · bloodwork · screening · mammography · echocardiogram · histology · cytology · serology
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
investigation · examination · correlation · patterns · data · insight · exploration · assessment
Systematic fault diagnosis
- debuggingError removal from programs
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
- fault-findingExcessive focus on errors
benchmarking · specifications · protocols · schematics · configuration · optimization · firmware · software
Making known what's hidden
- illuminatingMaking visible or understandable
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
- insightfulHaving penetrating discernment
- indicativeServing as a sign
telling · explanatory · elucidating · interpretive · demystifying · deciphering · distinguishing · pinpointing
symptoms
Indicators of disease
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
MRI · X-ray · bloodwork · screening · mammography · echocardiogram · histology · cytology · serology · endoscopy
inference
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- interpretationAssigned meaning
evaluation · investigation · examination · correlation · patterns · data · insight · exploration · assessment · profiling
troubleshooting
Systematic fault diagnosis
- debuggingError removal from programs
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
fault-finding · benchmarking · specifications · protocols · schematics · configuration · optimization · firmware · software · hardware
revealing
Making known what's hidden
- illuminatingMaking visible or understandable
- informativeProviding useful knowledge
- insightfulHaving penetrating discernment
indicative · telling · explanatory · elucidating · interpretive · demystifying · deciphering · distinguishing · pinpointing · identifying
diagnosticallytherapeutically
In a healing manner
remedially · preventively · prophylactically · surgically · prescriptively
diagnosticallyspeculatively
In a theorizing manner
tentatively · inconclusively · uncertainly · vaguely · indeterminately
diagnosis, diagnose, prognosis, diagnostic, prognosticate, diagnoses, prognostic, diagnostics, prognostication