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symptom definition

symp·tom (simp′təm)

noun

  1. any circumstance, event, or condition that accompanies something and indicates its existence or occurrence; sign; indication
  2. Med. any condition accompanying or resulting from a disease or a physical disorder and serving as an aid in diagnosis

Etymology: altered (infl. by LL or Gr) < ME symthoma < ML sinthoma < LL symptoma < Gr symptōma, anything that has befallen one, casualty < sympiptein, to fall together, happen < syn-, together + piptein, to fall: see feather

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symptom Synonyms

symptom

n.

mark, sign, token, indication, trait, manifestation.


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symptom Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • menopause: Another situation in which the CSM advises that HRT should not be started is in healthy women who have no symptoms of the menopause.

Converse of object

  • relieve: Only a part of the prostate gland - not the whole gland is removed, in order to relieve urinary symptoms.

Adjective modifier

  • menopausal: Services available Most women will suffer from distressing menopausal symptoms.

Modifies a noun

  • severity: The new guidelines suggest that it should be classified on the basis of symptom duration and/or severity.

Noun used with modifier

  • withdrawal: Thanks for letting me know what I should expect in terms of withdrawal symptoms.
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symptom quotes

Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.

-Gibbon, Edward

Le premier sympto"  me de l'amour vrai chez un jeune homme, c'est la timidite¤  , chez une jeune fille, c'est la hardiesse. The first symptom of true love in a young man istimidity; in a young woman, it is boldness.

-Hugo,Victor Marie

Extreme busyness, whether at school or college, kirk or market, is a symptom of a deficient vitality; and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

-Stevenson, Robert Louis

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