symptom

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Related terms 1.2.5 Translations 1.2.6 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (sumptōma), “‘a happening, accident, symptom of disease’”) < stem of συμπίπτω (sumpiptō), “‘Ι befall’”) < συν- (sun-), “‘together’”) + πίπτω (piptō), “‘I fall’”).

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symptom (plural symptoms)

1. (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.
2. Anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

[edit] Synonyms

• indication
• manifestation
• sign
• See also Wikisaurus:symptom

[edit] Antonyms

• Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause

[edit] Derived terms

• symptomatology
• symptomless

[edit] Related terms

• asymptomatic
• asymptote
• symptomatic

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• symptom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• symptom in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911