consistent or compatible
I was always told that consistent and compatible, mean that it "could be" or it "could be something similar" so therefore, it's not saying that is the diagnosis, just that it's compatible with. What happens is that sometimes in radiology and pathology, the Dr. reading the specimen/X-ray, doesn't or can't make a definitive diagnosis without further information, but it may look like, act like a certain diagnosis, they will usually say something to the nature of "need clinical diagnosis". they don't always, but I never code these terms because they are not definitive. To me, (my opinion) they mean the same thing as probable.