Definition of "nostic" [nostic]

• Same as paragerontic.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "As his name implies he is the esence of empicism in the quest for answers and willing to take chances for the truth, he is also a nostic character intended to understand the universe around him."
• "That's why the new investments will go to better access to diag-nostic services like MRI machines and CT scanners, improved cardiac and dialysis services, expanded and upgraded emergency rooms, long-term care beds, dou-bling the number of nurse-practitioners and expanding the number of spots in medical school for doctors."
• "The quick diag-nostic she ran showed that the small communications module was in working order, and the medikit had been stocked with arithrazine."