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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSymptom
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zʏmpˈtoːm
"Kopfschmerzen sind ein häufiges Symptom."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is experienced, perceived, and reported by the patient.
"A persistent cough and fever are the primary symptoms of the infection." - 2
A sign or indication of the existence of something else, especially of an undesirable situation.
"High unemployment is often just a symptom of a much deeper economic problem."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'symptōma', meaning 'an accident, mishap, or occurrence', formed by combining 'syn-' (together) and 'piptein' (to fall). In Late Latin and medieval medical terminology, it evolved to specifically denote a physical or mental sign indicating a disease.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Symptom" is said worldwide
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symptôme
Transliteration: sɛ̃tɔm
"La fièvre est un symptôme courant de la grippe."
Symptom
Transliteration: zʏmpˈtoːm
"Kopfschmerzen sind ein häufiges Symptom."
sintomo
Transliteration: ˈsintomo
"La tosse è il primo sintomo della malattia."
síntoma
Transliteration: ˈsintoma
"El dolor de garganta es un síntoma de resfriado."
sintoma
Transliteration: sĩˈtõmɐ
"A febre é um sintoma de infecção."
लक्षण
Transliteration: lakshan
"बुखार इस बीमारी का मुख्य लक्षण है।"
症状
Transliteration: zhèngzhuàng
"咳嗽和发烧是感冒的常见症状。"
증상
Transliteration: jeungsang
"기침과 발열은 감기의 대표적인 증상입니다."
症状
Transliteration: shōjō
"発熱はインフルエンザの主な症状です。"
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