- 1. n. Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited. Source: opted
- 2. n. A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue. Source: opted
- 3. n. (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease Source: wordnet
- 4. n. anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. (Med.) Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited. Like the sick man, we are expiring with all sorts of good symptoms. Swift. 2. A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue. Syn. -- Mark; note; sign; token; indication. Source: webster
- 6. Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible changein the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind orphases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond oursight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited.Like the sick man, we are expiring with all sorts of good symptoms.Swift. Source: adambom
- 7. n:100 n. (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease n. anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence Source: ecdict
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