symptomatically
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- adverb
- /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪkli/
- Specialized
- Upon occurrence, the suspected drug(s) should be stopped immediately, and the patient should be managed symptomatically.
- treated symptomatically
Examples
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During the examination, the doctor explained that she would treat the patient symptomatically to alleviate discomfort.
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I mean, was there, was there anything symptomatically to indicate that something was just slightly off or more than slightly off?
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Consequently, the patient is treated symptomatically while the source of the symptoms is neglected.
Academic text (1993) -
Because articular cartilage has a limited capacity for healing, patients were often treated symptomatically until they became candidates for osteotomy or total joint replacement.
Academic text (2005) -
This injury is usually treated symptomatically and often involves rest, application of ice, and relaxation of the involved tendon (O'Kane, 1999).
Academic text (2006) -
You reassure John that these findings support a likely diagnosis of a viral infection that can be treated symptomatically and safely using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and/or paracetamol.
Academic text (2010) -
Many illnesses can be managed symptomatically, but identifying the underlying cause is crucial for effective treatment.
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The nurse provided care symptomatically, focusing on relieving the patient's main discomfort while waiting for test results.
How Symptomatic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
symptomatically = symptomatic (transparent) = symptom + atic + ally
The adjective 'symptomatic' is a regular derivation from the noun 'symptom', and adding '-ally' forms the adverb in a standard, predictable way.
Etymology
Symptomatically comes from the word symptom, which means 'a sign' of illness or change, so something done symptomatically is done 'by signs' or 'in a way shown by symptoms'.