PATHOGNOMONIC

Etymology

Adjective

pathognomonic (not comparable)

(medicine) (of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.

Antonyms

• assident

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*thog`no*mon"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. pathognomonique. See Gnomic.] (Med.)

Definition: Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom. The true pathognomonic sign of love jealousy. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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