Dengoid-like symptoms
- noun
- Specialized
:
síntomas similares al dengue
- When the traveler returned from the tropics, she was diagnosed with Dengoid-like symptoms including a high fever and rash.
Examples
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Her sudden fever and rash were recognized as Dengoid-like symptoms by the attending doctor.
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The patient was admitted with Dengoid-like symptoms after returning from a tropical region.
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Physicians should be vigilant when diagnosing Dengoid-like symptoms during an outbreak of mosquito-borne illnesses.
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She developed Dengoid-like symptoms after returning from her trip.
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The patient exhibited Dengoid-like symptoms during the examination.
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The clinic advised patients to seek treatment if they experience Dengoid-like symptoms, such as severe muscle pain or rash.
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After his trip to a tropical country, he showed Dengoid-like symptoms that concerned the medical staff.
How Severe
1
6.6
520
3.5
- Specialized
107
1.0
600
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dengoid-like + symptom
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'Dengoid-like' signals likeness to Dengue (a disease) and 'symptoms' is the literal medical feature, so the overall meaning (‘symptoms resembling Dengue’) can be directly inferred. The X-like pattern (meaning ‘similar to X’) is common and cross-linguistically recognizable, so a B1 learner who knows the disease name and the adjective-forming '‑like' will readily understand it.
Etymology
Dengoid-like symptoms is formed from the illness name Dengue and the ending -oid, which means 'like' or 'similar'. So it gives a clear picture: health problems such as 'high fever, rash and muscle pain' that look like dengue, and that is why it means 'symptoms that resemble Dengue fever'.