pathognomonic
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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
It may be remarked, by the way, that absolutely pathognomonic signs of particular diseases, never absent and exclusively seen in them, are very few.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
One of the diagnostic symptoms of membranous laryngitis, believed in and referred to by Kr�nlein, does not exist—viz. the swelling of the lymphatic glands, which in his opinion is pathognomonic.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
There are no symptoms that are pathognomonic, but œdema of the scalp with turgescence of its veins, epistaxis, and convulsions followed by paralysis, are those most likely to be met with.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
It seems as though there were, as a pathognomonic sign of the morbid process, a lack of energy and loss of the normal �lan vital.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
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