symptomatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French symptomatique, from New Latin symptomaticus, from Ancient Greek συμπτωματικός (sumptōmatikós, “of or pertaining to a chance (or a symptom), casual”), from σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a symptom”). By surface analysis, symptom + -atic.
Meanings
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Showing symptoms.
It is important to observe symptomatic cats out of the carrier, on the floor in a safe, escape-proof room. Swelling, heat, and pain in one or more joints can explain many signs, including lameness, malaise, and fever.
2009, Stephen J. Ettinger, Edward C. Feldman, Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, page 9:
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(broadly) Constituting a symptom or indication; characteristic, indicative.
Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper.
1843, Thomas Macaulay, Sir James Mackintosh's History of the Revolution:The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
And it is symptomatic of the many paradoxes of Lederer's life that of all the people in the room, Brotherhood is the one whom he would most wish to serve, if ever he had the opportunity, even though — or perhaps because — his occasional efforts to ingratiate himself with his adopted hero have met with iron rebuff.
1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
- Of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease without targeting the underlying cause.
- Relating to symptomatics.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most symptomatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| symptomatick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more symptomatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonsymptomatic · nonsymptomatic · nonsymptomatic · asymptomatic
Coordinates
Deriveds
polysymptomatic · paucisymptomatic · nonsymptomatic · monosymptomatic · symptomatically · symptomaticity · pre-symptomatic · neurosymptomatic · unsymptomatic · oligosymptomatic · symblematic · asymptomatic · presymptomatic · multisymptomatic
Translations (37)
sq simptomatik (showing symptoms) · ru симптомати́чный (relating to or constituting a symptom) · hu szimptomatikus (relating to or constituting a symptom) · el συμπτωματικός (relating to or constituting a symptom) · cs symptomatický (showing symptoms) · it sintomatico (showing symptoms) · bg показателен (relating to or constituting a symptom) · ro simptomatic (showing symptoms) · tr semptomatik (showing symptoms) · cs symptomatický (relating to or constituting a symptom) · el συμπτωματικός ((medicine) of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease) · el συμπτωματικός (showing symptoms) · uk симптомати́чний (relating to or constituting a symptom) · hu tünetes (showing symptoms) · sq simptomatik (relating to or constituting a symptom) · la symptomaticus (showing symptoms) · ca simptomàtic (showing symptoms) · pt sintomático (showing symptoms) · fi oireellinen (relating to or constituting a symptom) · es sintomático (relating to or constituting a symptom) · fr symptomatique (showing symptoms) · fi leimallinen (relating to or constituting a symptom) · ca simptomàtic (relating to or constituting a symptom) · gl sintomático (showing symptoms) · es sintomático (showing symptoms) · tr semptomatik (relating to or constituting a symptom) · grc συμπτωματικός (showing symptoms) · id bergejala (showing symptoms) · pl symptomatyczny (relating to or constituting a symptom) · fi oireellinen (showing symptoms) · nl symptomatisch (showing symptoms) · nl symptomatisch (relating to or constituting a symptom) · hu szimptomatikus (showing symptoms) · uk симптомати́чний ((medicine) of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease) · hy ախտանշական (showing symptoms) · ru симптомати́чный ((medicine) of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease) · bg симптоматичен (showing symptoms)