diagnostic feature

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meaningsofdiagnosticandfeature

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diagnostic
adjective
uk
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/us
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑː.stɪk/
medicalspecialized
identifying a particular illness using a combination of signs ...
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feature
noun
uk
/ˈfiː.tʃər/us
/ˈfiː.tʃɚ/
a typical quality or an important part ...
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(Definition ofdiagnosticandfeaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An essentialdiagnosticfeatureis that osmotic diarrhoea ceases when ingestion of the osmotic agent is stopped.
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Thediagnosticfeatureof a common trunk is that it supplies directly the coronary, systemic and pulmonary circulations.
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This finding is, in fact, adiagnosticfeatureof the perimembranous septal defect, but imaging in additional orthogonal planes is needed precisely to quantitate the degree of overriding.
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The most prominentdiagnosticfeatureis two dark spots at the base of the pectoral fin.
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The swim bladder is the most accuratediagnosticfeature, having two posterior extensions and two anterior extensions.
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Thediagnosticfeaturefor the order is the unique and complex dentition of the shell, (i.e. the interior hinge teeth that articulate the two valves).
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The keydiagnosticfeatureis the appearance of their mouths.
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The colour of the lobes is adiagnosticfeaturein identifying species.
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Onediagnosticfeatureof this period is found in pottery made on mats, probably of straw.
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The funnelmantle locking apparatus is a majordiagnosticfeatureof this taxon.
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However, motor milestones may be somewhat delayed and motor clumsiness is usual (although not a necessarydiagnosticfeature).
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Like all species of sillaginid, the swim bladder is the most dependablediagnosticfeature.
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In polyarteritis nodosa, small aneurysms are strung like the beads of a rosary, therefore making rosary sign an importantdiagnosticfeatureof the vasculitis.
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Thediagnosticfeaturethat distinguishes this genus is the lack of epidermal invagination at the base of the lophophore.
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The depressive/dysthymic episode of cyclothymia is also adiagnosticfeatureof many disorders, including adjustment disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, and other mood disorders.
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Mosquito bugs have a characteristic spine on the scutellum, which is adiagnosticfeature.
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It used adiagnosticfeatureof the 7040 that could deliberately set areas of memory to bad parity.
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Thediagnosticfeaturefor the superfamily is the unique and complex dentition of the shell, (i.e. the interior hinge teeth that articulate the two valves).
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