pathognomonic

[ puh-thog-nuh-mon-ik ]

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

Origin of pathognomonic

1
First recorded in 1615–25, pathognomonic is from the Greek word pathognōmonikós skilled in judging disease. See patho-, gnomon, -ic

Other words from pathognomonic

  • pa·thog·no·mon·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for pathognomonic

pathognomonic

/ (ˌpæθəɡnəˈmɒnɪk) /


adjective
  1. pathol characteristic or indicative of a particular disease

Origin of pathognomonic

1
C17: from Greek pathognōmonikos expert in judging illness, from patho- + gnōmōn judge

Derived forms of pathognomonic

  • pathognomonically, adverb

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