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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.
characteristic or indicative of a disease. “a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever”. “ symptomatic of insanity”. “a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown”. synonyms: diagnostic. characteristic. typical or distinctive.
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.
SYMPTOMATIC meaning: 1 : showing that a particular disease is present usually + of; 2 : relating to or showing symptoms of a disease.
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 /
symptomatic meaning, definition, what is symptomatic: if a situation or type of behaviour is s...: Learn 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.
