SYMPTOM

symptom

(noun) anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X’s existence

symptom

(noun) (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

symptom (plural symptoms)

(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.

(figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

Synonyms

• indication

• manifestation

• sign, signal

• See also symptom

Antonyms

• Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause

Source: Wiktionary

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Symp"tom, n. Etym: [F. symptôme, Gr. pat to fly, to fall. See Syn-, and cf. Asymptote, Feather.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited. Like the sick man, we are expiring with all sorts of good symptoms. Swift.

2. A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue.

Syn.

– Mark; note; sign; token; indication.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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