What's the difference between diaconal and diaconate?
Diaconal
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to a deacon.
Example Sentences:
(1) The expert-system DIACONS up to now determines diabetes type and adequate initial therapy from data of patients' history alone; it operates on the DIALIN-databank via SQL.
(2) The use of a user-friendly microcomputer system "DIACON" which stores, analyses and displays blood glucose, details of the nutrition intake, insulin dose and other details relevant to diabetes management is described.
(3) DIACONS has been tested with 83 diabetic patients to provide the correct diabetes-type and the proper initial regimen with a precision of 96% compared to the correspondence between two independent experts.
(4) One very useful microcomputer program DIACON is described in detail.
Diaconate
Definition:
(n.) The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
(a.) Governed by deacons.
Example Sentences:
(1) The expert-system DIACONS up to now determines diabetes type and adequate initial therapy from data of patients' history alone; it operates on the DIALIN-databank via SQL.
(2) The use of a user-friendly microcomputer system "DIACON" which stores, analyses and displays blood glucose, details of the nutrition intake, insulin dose and other details relevant to diabetes management is described.
(3) DIACONS has been tested with 83 diabetic patients to provide the correct diabetes-type and the proper initial regimen with a precision of 96% compared to the correspondence between two independent experts.
(4) One very useful microcomputer program DIACON is described in detail.