symptomatic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
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of the nature of or constituting a symptom indicative (often followed byof ).
a condition symptomatic of cholera;
a disagreement that was symptomatic of the deterioration in their relationship.
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according to symptoms.
a symptomatic classification of disease.
adjective
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(often foll by of) being a symptom; indicative
symptomatic of insanity
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of or relating to a symptom or symptoms
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according to symptoms
a symptomatic analysis of a case
Other Word Forms
- nonsymptomatic adjective
- presymptomatic adjective
- pseudosymptomatic adjective
- symptomatically adverb
- unsymptomatic adjective
- unsymptomatical adjective
- unsymptomatically adverb
Etymology
Origin of symptomatic
First recorded in 1690–1700; from Medieval Latin symptōmaticus, equivalent to Late Latin symptōmat- (stem of symptōma ) + -icus; symptom, -ic
Example Sentences
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This month’s Rafale deal is symptomatic of the historic Indian tendency to meander on defense modernization, Sameer Lalwani, an expert on the Indian military at the German Marshall Fund, says in a phone interview.
Grail said late Thursday that its Galleri blood test, which screens for multiple types of cancer before they become symptomatic, didn’t lead to a “statistically significant reduction” in stage 3 and 4 cancer.
From Barron's
Jean‑Paul Domin, an economist at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, said the trend, emerging over the past three or four years, was symptomatic of a system in crisis.
From Barron's
"The failure to sort Sudan out is symptomatic of the lack of agency that the continent has," Opalo said.
From BBC
Its vaccine was 27% more effective at preventing symptomatic cases of flu and 49% more effective against hospitalization than the standard flu vaccine.
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