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symp⋅tom

  [simp-tuhm]
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–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; ME < LL symptōma < Gk sýmptōma occurrence, that which falls together with something, equiv. to sym- sym- + ptō- (var. s. of píptein to fall) + -ma n. suffix of result

Synonyms:
2. signal, token, mark.
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symp·tom   (sĭm'təm, sĭmp'-)   
n.  
  1. A characteristic sign or indication of the existence of something else: "The affair is a symptom of a global marital disturbance; it is not the disturbance itself" (Maggie Scarf). See Synonyms at sign.
  2. A sign or an indication of disorder or disease, especially when experienced by an individual as a change from normal function, sensation, or appearance.

[Middle English sinthoma, symptom of a disease, from Medieval Latin sinthōma, from Late Latin symptōma, from Greek sumptōma, sumptōmat-, a happening, symptom of a disease, from sumpiptein, sumptō-, to coincide : sun-, syn- + piptein, to fall; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
symp'tom·less adj.
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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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