symptomatology

noun symp·tom·atol·o·gy \ˌsim(p)-tə-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē\

plural symp·tom·atol·o·gies

Medical Definition of SYMPTOMATOLOGY

: a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases

—symp·tom·at·o·log·i·cal \-ˌmat-^əl-ˈäj-i-kəl\ or symp·tom·at·o·log·ic \-ˈäj-ik\ adjective

—symp·tom·at·o·log·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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