pathognomonic

[ puh-thog-nuh-mon-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease:
a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.

pathognomonic

/ ˌpæθəɡnəˈmɒnɪk /

First recorded in 1615–25, pathognomonic is from the Greek word pathognōmonikós skilled in judging disease. See patho-, gnomon, -ic

C17: from Greek pathognōmonikos expert in judging illness, from patho- + gnōmōn judge

The possibility of a stone being present should not be hinted to the patient until some definite pathognomonic sign is discovered.

Many scorbutic cases, however, lack this so-called pathognomonic feature.

They are not pathognomonic of any one malady, although often referred to the gouty diathesis.

Paroxysms of coughing, with or without whooping, are pathognomonic of pertussis.

Of all the symptoms of measles, the catarrh of the mucous membranes is undoubtedly the most pathognomonic.

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