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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (sumptōma), “‘a happening, accident, symptom of disease’”) < stem of συμπίπτω (sumpiptō), “‘Ι befall’”) < συν- (sun-), “‘together’”) + πίπτω (piptō), “‘I fall’”).
Noun
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Singular symptom |
Plural symptoms |
symptom (plural symptoms)
- (medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.
- Anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.
Synonyms
- indication
- manifestation
- sign
- See also Wikisaurus:symptom
Antonyms
- Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause
Derived terms
Related terms
External links
- symptom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- symptom in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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