SYMPTOM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Symptom

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English synthoma, from medieval Latin, based on Greek sumptōma ‘chance, symptom’, from sumpiptein ‘happen’; later influenced by French symptome

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈsɪm(p)təm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient

Short Definition:

physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating condition of disease

Examples:
  • dental problems may be a symptom of other illness

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