symptomatology

American  

[simp-tuh-muh-tol-uh-jee] / ˌsɪmp tə məˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of medical science dealing with symptoms.

2. the collective symptoms of a patient or disease.

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symptomatology British  

/ ˌsɪmptəməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the study and classification of the symptoms of disease

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Etymology

Origin of symptomatology

1790–1800; < New Latin symptōmatologia, equivalent to Late Latin symptōmat- (stem of symptōma ) symptom + -o- -o- + -logia -logy

Example Sentences

"The symptomatology indicates that it is the atypical form of the disease, which appears spontaneously in nature, causing no risk of dissemination to the herd and to humans," the agency said in a statement.

From Reuters • Feb. 23, 2023

“The beauty of this study is they have a control group, and they can isolate the proportion of symptomatology that is attributable to Covid infection,” said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, chief of research at the V.A.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022

"Every week we see or hear of something new. Physicians have to keep their mind open to a wide range of symptomatology."

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

“It’s a very different kind of symptomatology compared to people that have normal anxiety,” Boldrini says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021

Her entire symptomatology was controlled and fashioned almost wholly by her immediate environment.

From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard