symptom
symptom definition
symp·tom (simp′təm)
noun
- any circumstance, event, or condition that accompanies something and indicates its existence or occurrence; sign; indication
- 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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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