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A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.
Fernando Flores

Meaning of "symptom" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SYMPTOM

From Late Latin symptōma, from Greek sumptōma chance, from sumpiptein to occur, from syn- + piptein to fall.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SYMPTOM

symptom  [ˈsɪmptəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYMPTOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Symptom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYMPTOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Symptom

A symptom is a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality. A symptom is subjective, observed by the patient, and cannot be measured directly. The term is sometimes also applied to physiological states outside the context of disease, as for example when referring to "symptoms of pregnancy".

Definition of symptom in the English dictionary

The definition of symptom in the dictionary is any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and regarded as evidence of its existence; indication.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYMPTOM


atom
ˈætəm
autumn
ˈɔːtəm
bantam
ˈbæntəm
bottom
ˈbɒtəm
Chatham
ˈtʃætəm
custom
ˈkʌstəm
datum
ˈdeɪtəm
dictum
ˈdɪktəm
ecosystem
ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm
excerptum
ɛkˈsɜːptəm
item
ˈaɪtəm
momentum
məʊˈmɛntəm
phantom
ˈfæntəm
quantum
ˈkwɒntəm
septum
ˈsɛptəm
substratum
sʌbˈstrɑːtəm
system
ˈsɪstəm
Tatum
ˈteɪtəm
totem
ˈtəʊtəm
ultimatum
ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYMPTOM

sympodial
sympodially
sympodium
symposia
symposiac
symposial
symposiarch
symposiast
symposium
symptomatic
symptomatically
symptomatise
symptomatize
symptomatologic
symptomatology
symptomless
symptomological
symptomology
symptosis
symptotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYMPTOM

accustom
anti-atom
at bottom
black bottom
Bytom
Chrysostom
diatom
Euratom
fantom
Foggy Bottom
front bottom
heteroatom
John Chrysostom
long tom
mestom
rock bottom
rock-bottom
tom
tom-tom
touch bottom

Synonyms and antonyms of symptom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SYMPTOM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «symptom» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of symptom

Translation of «symptom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYMPTOM

Find out the translation of symptom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of symptom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «symptom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

症状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

síntoma
570 millions of speakers

English

symptom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लक्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَلَامَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

симптом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sintoma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপসর্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

symptôme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gejala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Symptom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

症状
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gejala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

triệu chứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறிகுறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लक्षणं
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semptom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sintomo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

objaw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

симптом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simptom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμπτωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

simptoom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

symtom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

symptop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of symptom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYMPTOM»

The term «symptom» is very widely used and occupies the 13.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYMPTOM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «symptom» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «symptom» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about symptom

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10 QUOTES WITH «SYMPTOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word symptom.
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Greg Boyle
People have to see that there is a high degree of complexity about belonging to a gang. It's a symptom, not a problem.
2
Whittaker Chambers
It is popular to call it a crisis of the Western world. It is in fact a crisis of the whole world. Communism, which claims to be a solution of the crisis, is itself a symptom and an irritant of the crisis.
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Cassandra Clare
I believe that writer's block is a symptom. It's not a disease, it's the symptom of a disease. So what I try to do is kind of do it like 'House'; write down the symptom and write down the other symptoms. Try to work backwards to figure out what the problem is.
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Tom Colicchio
This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is the problem with school lunch right now - are getting sugar, fat, empty calories - lots of calories - but no nutrition.
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Erik Erikson
Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.
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Marc Faber
The entire political elite has mismanaged the Indian economy for the last 50 years. You cannot solve a crisis that is borne as a symptom of mismanagement in just five minutes or in a week. It will involve significant sacrifices and pain, and I doubt that in India there is the political will to face the music.
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Helen Fisher
Why do we feel jealousy? Therapists often regard the demon as a scar of childhood trauma or a symptom of a psychological problem. And it's true that people who feel inadequate, insecure, or overly dependent tend to be more jealous than others.
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Fernando Flores
A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.
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Alfred Hermann Fried
War is not, in itself, a condition so much as the symptom of a condition - that of international anarchy.
10
Teri Garr
Being sensitive to the problem of women is just another symptom of the quality of movies: I don't think you can do anything that's very sensitive. Everything's sort of broad strokes and big gestures - adventure things that boys, guys want to see.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYMPTOM»

Discover the use of symptom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to symptom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Symptom Sorter
All general practitioners, especially GP trainers, GP registrars, young principals, nurse practitioners and A&E nurses will find this book an invaluable reference.
Keith Hopcroft, Vincent Forte, 2010
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The Symptom and the Subject: The Emergence of the Physical ...
Beginning with Homer, moving through classical-era medical treatises, and closing with studies of early ethical philosophy and Euripidean tragedy, this book rewrites the traditional story of the rise of body-soul dualism in ancient Greece.
Brooke Holmes, 2010
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Cancer Symptom Management
This guide for clinical oncology nurses focuses on the most common problems facing cancer patients, including symptom distress, signs of discomfort, nutritional problems, disturbances of protective mechanisms, neurological disturbances, ...
Connie Henke Yarbro, Margaret Hansen Frogge, Michelle Goodman, 2004
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Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence Based Guide, Second Edition
The book is well written for all levels, and the authors are well-respected educators and experts in the field. 3 Stars.
Scott Stern, Adam Cifu, Diane Altkorn, 2009
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Enjoy Your Symptom!: Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out
An elucidation of the fundamentals of Lacanian theory - letter, fantasy, woman, repetition, phallus, father, - with reference to popular culture and films such as "City Lights", "Sophie's Choice" and "The Elephant Man" amongst others.
Slavoj Žižek, 2001
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptom Validity Assessment and ...
&Quot;This book provides an excellent, singular shelf reference on the influence of motivational factors and the importance of symptom validating testing in the neuropsychological assessment of mild traumatic brain injury [It] marks an ...
Dominic A. Carone, 2012
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Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine: From Symptom to ...
Siegenthaler's new Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine guides the reader through the challenges of differential diagnosis across the spectrum of internal medicine.Practice-orientated learning Identify and understand key symptoms ...
Walter Siegenthaler, 2011
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Symptom
This book asks questions and offers answers about the meaning of actual symptoms and of the concept of symptom as a prelude to a cumulative interdisciplinary understanding of illness as a source of human need, and clinical medicine as a ...
Martyn Evans, Rolf Ahlzen, 2008
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The Symptom of Beauty
If she doesn't, she may hope to gain it. If she already has it, she will certainly lose it. But what is "it"? Not a singular thing, Francette Pacteau tells us, but a generic term for an unspecifiable number of disparate experiences.
Francette Pacteau, 1994
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Cancer Symptom Science: Measurement, Mechanisms, and Management
Cancer Symptom Science is the first interdisciplinary compilation of research on the mechanisms underlying the expression of cancer-related symptoms.
Charles S. Cleeland, Michael J. Fisch, Adrian J. Dunn, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYMPTOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term symptom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Online symptom checkers often misdiagnose: study
Online symptom checkers often misdiagnose patients' problems, often encouraging people to seek care for minor issues that don't need immediate attention and ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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Online symptom checkers are frequently wrong, study finds
For many of us, that first sign of a strange rash or a rattling cough means going right to Google to type in the symptoms and see if you're dying — or if you just ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
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Here's why Googling your symptoms is a terrible idea
You wake up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in your stomach. What could it be—maybe something I ate? So, naturally, you type your symptoms into ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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Harvard researchers tested 23 online 'symptom checkers.' Most got …
Ever asked the Internet what your symptoms mean and gotten a response that seemed wacky or totally off base? It's not your imagination. In an audit that is ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Mayo Clinic's online symptom checker not so accurate, study says
Mayo Clinic is among the operators of "symptom-checker" websites that got poor marks for accurately diagnosing patients in a Harvard University Medical ... «Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, Jul 15»
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UK startup Your.MD raises $5M for symptom checker app
Your.MD London-based Your.MD, which has developed a health management app that includes a symptom checker, raised $5 million in a round led by ... «MobiHealthNews, Jul 15»
7
How to Google your symptoms (without making yourself panic)
Everyone knows the major side effect of Googling your symptoms: a terrible case of hypochondria. Suddenly your headache becomes a brain tumour and your ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Troponin Measurement Beats Symptom Onset for Predicting …
STEMI onset typically precedes patient-reported symptoms, and the total ischemic time—from first troponin release to reperfusion—outperforms symptom-based ... «TCTMD, May 15»
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Keeping asthma symptoms in check could prevent large number of …
The first national snapshot of asthma control has found a significant number of deaths could be prevented if sufferers kept their symptoms in check. «ABC Online, May 15»
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Isabel Diagnoses Your Health Symptoms, Based on Tools Used by …
Google is not the best place to start looking up your symptoms. Instead, check out Isabel, a powerful symptom checker that's based on a tool used by over 100 ... «Lifehacker, Apr 15»

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