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
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.
• indication
• manifestation
• sign, signal
• See also symptom
• Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause
Source: Wiktionary
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
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
