pathognomonic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of pathognomonic
First recorded in 1615–25, pathognomonic is from the Greek word pathognōmonikós skilled in judging disease. See patho-, gnomon, -ic
Example Sentences
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Bradshaw concluded their respective symptoms, even though they could only be observed externally, “were pathognomonic for dissociative and attachment disorders and for Complex PTSD.”
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2024
The fact that there is no primary pathognomonic morbid change supports this view. 10th.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Wide departures from relatively normal figures are important, but are not diagnostic or, rather, pathognomonic.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
Some conditions are especially pathognomonic in the dog.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
I have to add that the patient, some six months ago, suffered a relapse, which however is not nearly as aggravated as his former condition, nor are the symptoms so pathognomonic.
From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig
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