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pathognomonic definition

pa·thog·no·monic (pə t̸häg′nō män′ik)

adjective

indicating or typical of a particular disease

Etymology: Gr pathognōmonikos < pathos, disease (see pathos) + gnōmonikos, able to judge <gnōmon, one who knows: see gnomon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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