symptomatology
The scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine,…The scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, public health, and so on.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, public health, and so on.
Symptomatologie, Symptomatik, Symptomlehre
(countable)The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease; the pattern of symptoms, and their timing, that is characteristic of it.
Symptomatik, Symptomatologie
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “symptom (of diseases)”) and -λογία (-logía, “studyFrom Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “symptom (of diseases)”) and -λογία (-logía, “study, branch of knowledge”) (i.e., symptomato- and -logy). Compare French symptomatologie.
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Forms
plural: symptomatologies| Singular | symptomatology |
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Synonyms
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