Meanings
nountheranostics (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA form of diagnostic testing employed for selecting targeted therapy.
Origin
- Englishtherapeutics
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
- Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
- Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
- Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
- Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
- Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
- Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
- Englishdiagnostic
- Englishdiagnostics
- Englishtheranostics
From therapeutics + diagnostics.
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APA
theranostics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theranostics
MLA
“theranostics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theranostics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theranostics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theranostics.
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