subdiagnostic

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adjective

Less than would be required to make a diagnosis.

“subdiagnostic depression”

Similar
subthresholdsubsyndromalsubclinical
OriginEnglish diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis →
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Meanings

adjectivesubdiagnostic (not comparable)

alternative sub-diagnostic

  1. not comparablemedicineLess than would be required to make a diagnosis.

    subdiagnostic depression

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    research may continue focusing on the continuum of personality disturbances and trait domains (including sub-diagnostic levels), while practitioners may directly translate findings into the diagnostic categories for the purpose of clinical decision-making.

    2022 April 1, Bo Bach, Ueli Kramer, Stephan Doering, Ester di Giacomo, Joost Hutsebaut, Andres Kaera, Chiara De Panfilis, Christian Schmahl, Michaela Swales, Svenja Taubner, Babette Renneberg, “The ICD-11 classification of personality disorders: a European perspective on challenges and opportunities”, in Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation volume, volume 9, number 12, →DOI

    Synonyms: subthreshold, subsyndromal, subclinical

  2. not comparableRelating to subdiagnosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLess than would be required to make a diagnosis.

Similar
subthresholdsubsyndromalsubclinical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  9. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  10. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  14. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  16. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  20. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  21. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  22. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  23. Englishdiagnostic
  24. Englishsubdiagnostic

From sub- + diagnostic.

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APA

subdiagnostic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdiagnostic

MLA

“subdiagnostic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdiagnostic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subdiagnostic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdiagnostic.

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