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- Dictionarysymptomatic/ˌsɪm(p)təˈmatɪk/
adjective
- 1. serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable: "these difficulties are symptomatic of fundamental problems"
- 2. exhibiting or involving medical symptoms: "patients with symptomatic coeliac disease"
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SYMPTOMATIC definition: 1. If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof…. Learn more.
1. a. : being a symptom of a disease. b. : having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause. symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage. 2. : concerned with, affecting, or having symptoms. symptomatic treatment. a symptomatic patient. 3. : characteristic, indicative.
SYMPTOMATIC meaning: 1. If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof…. Learn more.
A symptom is a sign of a disease or illness. Symptoms of a cold include a stuffed nose and cough. So if you have a cough, you're symptomatic. Being symptomatic means you're showing symptoms of something. Sometimes you can be symptomatic and not have an illness: the doctor might not be sure why you're having headaches, for example.
If something is symptomatic of something else, especially something bad, it is a sign of it. The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country. American English : symptomatic / sɪmptəˈmætɪk /
adjective. pertaining to a symptom or symptoms. of the nature of or constituting a symptom indicative (often followed by of ): a condition symptomatic of cholera; a disagreement that was symptomatic of the deterioration in their relationship. according to symptoms: a symptomatic classification of disease. symptomatic. / ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk / adjective.
Definition of symptomatic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Of, relating to, or based on symptoms: symptomatic relief. 2. Constituting a symptom, as of a disease: the rash symptomatic of scarlet fever; a rise in unemployment symptomatic of a weakening economy. symp′to·mat′i·cal·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definitions of 'symptomatic' If something is symptomatic of something else, especially something bad, it is a sign of it. [formal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'symptomatic' • indicative, representative, typical, characteristic [...] More. Examples of 'symptomatic' in a sentence.
What does the word symptomatic mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word symptomatic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. symptomatic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (late 1600s) medicine (mid 1700s) Entry status.
