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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.
Definition of symptomatic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
SYMPTOMATIC meaning: 1 : showing that a particular disease is present usually + of; 2 : relating to or showing symptoms of a disease.
symptomatic. (sɪmptəmætɪk ) adjective [v-link ADJ] If something is symptomatic of something else, especially something bad, it is a sign of it. [formal] The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
symptomatic - characteristic or indicative of a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
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