symptom
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təm noun
1.
any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and serving as evidence of it.
2.
a sign or indication of something.
3.
Pathology. a phenomenon that arises from and accompanies a particular disease or disorder and serves as an indication of it.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin symptōma < Greek sýmptōma occurrence, that which falls together with something, equivalent to sym- sym- + ptō- (variant stem of píptein to fall) + -ma noun suffix of result
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin symptōma < Greek sýmptōma occurrence, that which falls together with something, equivalent to sym- sym- + ptō- (variant stem of píptein to fall) + -ma noun suffix of result
Related forms
pre·symp·tom, noun
Synonyms
2. signal, token, mark.
2. signal, token, mark.
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| —n | |
| 1. | med Compare sign any sensation or change in bodily function experienced by a patient that is associated with a particular disease |
| 2. | any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and regarded as evidence of its existence; indication |
| [C16: from Late Latin symptōma, from Greek sumptōma chance, from sumpiptein to occur, from | |
| 'symptomless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
symptom
1540s, earlier sinthoma (late 14c.), from M.L. sinthoma "symptom of a disease," from L.L. symptoma, from Gk. symptoma (gen. symptomatos) "a happening, accident, disease," from stem of sympiptein "to befall," from syn- "together" + piptein "to fall," from PIE base *pet- "to rush, to fly" (see
petition). Spelling altered in Eng. by influence of M.Fr. and L.L. forms. Symptomatic in general sense of "indicative (of)" is from 1751.
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Medical Dictionary
symptom symp·tom (sĭm'təm, sĭmp'-)
n.
An indication of disorder or disease, especially when experienced by an individual as a change from normal function, sensation, or appearance. Also called sign.
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Science Dictionary
| symptom (sĭm'təm) Pronunciation Key
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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Example sentences
If the movement problem is a symptom of another medical condition, that condition should also be treated.
Politics aside, this event represents not a problem but a symptom of a larger problem.
The first problem he noticed was a difficulty seeing at night, a common early symptom.
Sadly, the government chose to treat that outbreak as a security problem rather than as a symptom of wider social ills.
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