symptomatic
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symptomatic
- /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French symptomatique, from New Latin symptomaticus, from Ancient Greek συμπτωματικός (sumptōmatikós, “of or pertaining to a chance (or a symptom), casual”), from σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a symptom”). By surface analysis, symptom + -atic.
adjective more symptomatic · most symptomatic · symptomatick
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Showing symptoms.
It is important to observe symptomatic cats out of the carrier, on the floor in a safe, escape-proof room. Swelling, heat, and pain in one or more joints can explain many signs, including lameness, malaise, and fever.
Opposite: asymptomatic, nonsymptomatic
- Constituting a symptom or indication; characteristic, indicative. The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
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Of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease without targeting the underlying cause.
Opposite: nonsymptomatic
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Relating to symptomatics.
Opposite: nonsymptomatic
noun symptomatics · symptomatick
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A person exhibiting the symptoms of an illness.
Opposite: asymptomatic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: diagnostic, characteristic, symptomatology, symptom, clinical, crest, incarnation, eye-opener, iconic, symbolic, emblematic, coincidental, telling, ill, sign, indicative
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adj showing symptoms
| Español | sintomático |
|---|---|
| Português | sintomático |
| Français | symptomatique |
| Italiano | sintomatico |
| Ελληνικά | συμπτωματικός symptomatikós |
| Română | simptomatic |
adj relating to or constituting a symptom
| Español | sintomático |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | συμπτωματικός symptomatikós |
| Русский | симптомати́чный simptomatíčnyj |
adj (medicine) of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease
| Ελληνικά | συμπτωματικός symptomatikós |
|---|---|
| Русский | симптомати́чный simptomatíčnyj |
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title = {symptomatic},
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