symp|tom

symp|tom
symp|tom «SIHMP tuhm», noun.
1. a sign or indication: »

Quaking knees and paleness are symptoms of fear.

SYNONYM(S): token, mark.
2. a noticeable change in the normal working of the body that indicates or accompanies disease, sickness, or other malfunction: »

Fever is a symptom of illness. The doctor made his diagnosis after studying the patient's symptoms.

╂[< Late Latin symptōma, -atis < Greek sýmptōma, -atos a happening, accident, disease < sympíptein to befall < syn- together + píptein to fall]

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  • symp|tom|ol|o|gy — «SIHMP tuh MOL uh jee», noun. = symptomatology. (Cf. ↑symptomatology) …   Useful english dictionary

  • symp|tom|a|tol|o|gy — «SIHMP tuh muh TOL uh jee», noun. the branch of medicine dealing with symptoms; semeiology. ╂[< New Latin symptomatologia < Greek sýmptōma, atos (see etym. under symptom (Cf. ↑symptom)) + logíā logy] …   Useful english dictionary

  • symp|tom|ize — «SIHMP tuh myz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to be a symptom of: »The condition…could also symptomize other ailments, such as kidney block (New York Times). 2. to characterize or indicate as a symptom: »Demoniacal possession…was symptomized …   Useful english dictionary

  • symp|tom|less — «SIHMP tuhm lihs», adjective. 1. without symptoms. 2. not attended with the usual symptoms, as a disease: »A symptomless attack [of polio] early in life confers lifetime immunity (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • symp·tom·at·ic — …   Useful english dictionary

  • symp — symp·tom; symp·to·mat·ic; symp·tom·a·tize; symp·to·mat·o·log·ic; symp·tom·a·tol·o·gy; symp·tom·ize; symp·tom·less; symp·to·mol·o·gy; com·symp; symp·to·mat·i·cal·ly; symp·to·mat·o·log·i·cal; symp·to·mat·o·log·i·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • tom — ac·cus·tom; ac·e·tom·e·ter; ac·e·tom·e·try; ad·ap·tom·e·ter; an·a·tom·ic; an·a·tom·i·co·path·o·log·ic; an·gi·o·sco·tom·e·try; an·thro·po·tom·i·cal; ap·er·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·ter; ar·gen·tom·e·try; au·tom·a·tism; au·tom·a·tist;… …   English syllables

  • symptom — symp·tom …   English syllables

  • symptomize — symp·tom·ize (sĭmʹtə mīz , sĭmpʹ ) or symp·tom·a·tize ( tə mə tīz ) tr.v. symp·tom·ized, or symp·tom·a·tized symp·tom·iz·ing, or symp·tom·a·tiz·ing symp·tom·iz·es or symp·tom·a·tiz·es To be a symptom of: The infection is symptomized by chronic… …   Universalium

  • symptomlos — symp|tom|los <Adj.> (Med.): ohne ein ↑Symptom (a), ohne Symptome (a) hervorzurufen: die Krankheit bleibt zunächst s.; Ein ... Gallenstein kann ein Leben lang s. bleiben (Welt 29. 4. 86, 8) …   Universal-Lexikon

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