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symptom
/ ˈsɪmptəm /
noun
- med any sensation or change in bodily function experienced by a patient that is associated with a particular disease Compare sign
- any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and regarded as evidence of its existence; indication
symptom
/ sĭm′təm /
- A subjective indication of a disorder or disease, such as pain, nausea or weakness. Symptoms may be accompanied by objective signs of disease such as abnormal laboratory test results or findings during a physical examination.
- Compare sign
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Derived Forms
- ˈsymptomless, adjective
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Other Words From
- pre·symptom noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of symptom1
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Example Sentences
“Mistletoe infections can be a symptom of larger problems,” notes Shaw.
Within days of the first symptom, a headache, the patient was fighting for his life.
Hannigan thinks that pretending to be a basketball player was a symptom of a larger confidence issue.
But there is no evidence Duncan had a fever, a symptom of the Ebola virus, when he entered the country.
As has been well documented, the first symptom of an Ebola infection is a fever.
As a rule, however, persistent glycosuria is diagnostic of diabetes mellitus, of which disease it is the essential symptom.
In diabetes its presence is a grave symptom and often forewarns of approaching coma.
I've had a good deal of experience with bridegrooms; believe me, it's the general symptom.
Chyluria occurs most frequently as a symptom of infection by Filaria sanguinis hominis.
The horses pricked up their ears, snuffed the night air wildly, and showed every symptom of being ill at ease.
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