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symptomatic
adjective symp·tom·at·ic \ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈma-tik\
medical : showing that a particular disease is present
: relating to or showing symptoms of a disease
: showing the existence of a particular problem
Full Definition of SYMPTOMATIC
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 <his behavior was symptomatic of his character>
— symp·tom·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of SYMPTOMATIC
1698
Related to SYMPTOMATIC
- Synonyms
- classic, diagnostic (also diagnostical), discriminating, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, individual, peculiar, proper, characteristic, typical
- Antonyms
- atypical, nontypical, uncharacteristic, untypical
Rhymes with SYMPTOMATIC
achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic
Medical Dictionary
symptomatic
adjective symp·tom·at·ic \ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈmat-ik\
Medical Definition of SYMPTOMATIC
1
a : being a symptom of a disease <gummas symptomatic of syphilis> b : having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause <symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage>
2
: concerned with or affecting symptoms <symptomatic treatment>
3
: having symptoms <a symptomatic patient>
—symp·tom·at·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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