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symptom

symptom

460 2.7
A physical or mental feeling that shows someone has an illness
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪmptəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : síntoma
  • Common symptoms of the flu include fever, cough, and fatigue.
  • signs and symptoms
  • depressive symptoms
  • symptoms of depression

And I haven't had a symptom since then.

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Examples

  • If you are already having symptoms of burnout, that is where you need to focus.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Now also, one of the symptoms of PTSD is nightmares.

  • Are there specific physical symptoms that they should have as well?

  • You had all the symptoms, but not the disease.

  • So that much higher chance of those symptoms being due to COVID.

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  • I would keep experiencing those symptoms for weeks, even months on end.

  • And having a healthy plant rich diet could improve symptoms greatly.

  • Low testosterone is often times a symptom of something going on.

  • Not all patients present with continuous symptoms, but describe symptoms that 'come and go.'

    Academic text (2011)
  • What are the symptoms of wet tail in hamsters?

Synonyms

seme
vssymptom
  • Archaic
9.9

A sign that shows a disease or health problem

focuses on patient experienced features rather than objective medical signs

Antonyms

1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

Compounds

withdrawal symptom
  • Specialized
7 4.8

A physical and mental problem that happens after stopping use of an addictive drug

A sign or feeling that many people with an illness have

The earliest sign that shows you have an illness

How Evident

proof
2.5
evidence
1.8
manifestation
  • Literature
55 6.3
sign
3.2
indication
382 3.9
symptom
  • Specialized
460 2.7
suggestion
24 3.5

Surface Forms

symptom singular
symptoms plural

Etymology

Symptom comes from the Greek symptoma, made of sym- 'together' and ptoma 'a fall'. So a symptom was seen as something that 'falls together' with a disease, which is why it means a sign that comes with and shows an illness.