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Symptom

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Symptom
Symptom Symp"tom, n. [F. sympt[^o]me, Gr. ? anything that has befallen one, a chance, causality, symptom, fr. ? to fall together; sy`n with + ? to fall; akin to Skr. pat to fly, to fall. See {Syn-}, and cf. {Asymptote}, {Feather}.] 1. (Med.) Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited. [1913 Webster]

Like the sick man, we are expiring with all sorts of good symptoms. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Mark; note; sign; token; indication. [1913 Webster]


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