symptom

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪm(p)təm/

Noun

symptom (plural symptoms)

1. (medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.
2. (figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

Synonyms

• indication
• manifestation
• sign, signal
• See also Thesaurus:symptom

Antonyms

• Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause

Related terms

• asymptomatic
• asymptote
• symptomatic

Translations

• French: symptôme
• Italian: sintomo
• Portuguese: sintoma
• Russian: симптом
• Spanish: síntoma

Translations

• French: symptôme
• German: Symptom
• Italian: sintomo
• Portuguese: sintoma
• Russian: при́знак
• Spanish: síntoma

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