symptom
any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and serving as evidence of it.
a sign or indication of something.
Pathology. a phenomenon that arises from and accompanies a particular disease or disorder and serves as an indication of it.
Origin of symptom
1Other words for symptom
Other words from symptom
- pre·symp·tom, noun
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How to use symptom in a sentence
Generally people were asked to stay home until they had more severe symptoms.
The team looked at Google Trends data for searches on a range of symptoms that dated from January 20 to April 20 of 2020.
Google search data can help pinpoint COVID-19 hotspots before they flare up | Kat Eschner | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceLeBlanc, who has asthma, believes the symptoms she experienced while sick with the coronavirus were made worse by decades of breathing in toxic air pollution.
New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas | by Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Sara Sneath | September 11, 2020 | ProPublicaThe company said Wednesday that the vaccine trials had also been paused once before, earlier in the summer, after one of the trial volunteers developed neurological symptoms.
COVID-19 vaccine still on track for later this year despite trial pause, AstraZeneca CEO says | Jeremy Kahn | September 10, 2020 | FortuneA similar reaction, called Guillain-Barré syndrome, was associated with the 1976 flu vaccine, where one out of 100,000 people had an elevated risk of experiencing symptoms like muscle weakness or paralysis.
Here’s what pausing the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial really means | Aimee Cunningham | September 9, 2020 | Science News
“Mistletoe infections can be a symptom of larger problems,” notes Shaw.
Within days of the first symptom, a headache, the patient was fighting for his life.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 8-14, 2014 | William Boot | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHannigan thinks that pretending to be a basketball player was a symptom of a larger confidence issue.
‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love | Kevin Fallon | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there is no evidence Duncan had a fever, a symptom of the Ebola virus, when he entered the country.
As has been well documented, the first symptom of an Ebola infection is a fever.
As a rule, however, persistent glycosuria is diagnostic of diabetes mellitus, of which disease it is the essential symptom.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIn diabetes its presence is a grave symptom and often forewarns of approaching coma.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddI've had a good deal of experience with bridegrooms; believe me, it's the general symptom.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsChyluria occurs most frequently as a symptom of infection by Filaria sanguinis hominis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe horses pricked up their ears, snuffed the night air wildly, and showed every symptom of being ill at ease.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for symptom
/ (ˈsɪmptəm) /
med any sensation or change in bodily function experienced by a patient that is associated with a particular disease: Compare sign (def. 9)
any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and regarded as evidence of its existence; indication
Origin of symptom
1Derived forms of symptom
- symptomless, adjective
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Scientific definitions for symptom
[ sĭm′təm ]
A subjective indication of a disorder or disease, such as pain, nausea or weakness. Symptoms may be accompanied by objective signs of disease such as abnormal laboratory test results or findings during a physical examination. Compare sign.
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