symptomatology
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symptomatology
- /ˌsɪm(p)təməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “symptom (of diseases)”) and -λογία (-logía, “study, branch of knowledge”) (i.e., symptomato- and -logy). Compare French symptomatologie.
noun symptomatologies
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The scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, public health, and so on.
Big Pharma has redefined the symptomatology of medical conditions in such a way as to expand enormously the market for its drugs.
Similar: symptomology, symptomatics
- The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease; the pattern of symptoms, and their timing, that is characteristic of it.
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noun science that studies the symptoms of diseases
| Español | sintomatología |
|---|---|
| Português | semiologia |
| Français | symptomatologie |
| Deutsch | Symptomatologie, Symptomatik, Symptomlehre |
| Italiano | sintomatologia, semeiotica |
| Ελληνικά | συμπτωματολογία symptomatología |
| العربية | عِلْم اَلْأَعْرَاض ʕilm al-ʔaʕrāḍ |
noun aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
| Português | sintomatologia |
|---|---|
| Français | symptomatologie |
| Deutsch | Symptomatik, Symptomatologie |
| Ελληνικά | συμπτωματολογία symptomatología |
Talk about this word "symptomatology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/symptomatology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. symptomatology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/symptomatology "symptomatology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/symptomatology.Cite this
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