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symptomatic definition

symp·to·matic (simp′tə mat′ik)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with symptoms
  2. that constitutes a symptom, as of a disease; indicative (of)
  3. in accordance with symptoms a symptomatic treatment

Etymology: Fr symptomatique < Gr symptōmatikos, accidental

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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