Sign or Symptom
symptom Audio
symp·tom [ simp-tuhm ]
Etymology:
Greek syn (sym-) = with or together + ptoma = a falling
The Greek word symptoma meant chance or accident. It was transferred to Latin and then to French and very early into English.
Definitions related to symptoms:
  • An indication that a person has a condition or disease. Some examples of symptoms are headache, fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and pain.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Subjective evidence of disease perceived by the patient.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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