symptom
Betekenis (Engels)
- A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
- (figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.
Concepten
Synoniemen
indication of illness
sign of disease
Vertalingen
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈsɪm(p)təm/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “Ι befall”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + πίπτω (píptō, “I fall”).
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