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Yes, but only at a basic level.
If the diode measures low resistance in one direction, high resistance in the other, you know that it is not short-circuited.
But...
1. If it's a voltage-regulator/reference (Zener) diode, you do not know whether it has the correct breakdown voltage,
2. If diode leakage is important, you have not tested for leakage and the ohmmeter test does not do this reliably,
3. Your ohmmeter test voltage is probably no more than 9 volts, so you have not tested for high-voltage breakdown, and
4. If it's a rectifier (especially a high-current diode) you have not tested its forward voltage at full load current.
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