symptomology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English symptom Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English symptomology From symptom + -ology.
Meanings
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(countable, informal, uncountable) symptomatology.
Just looking at the list made her wheeze, but she studied each item carefully, trying to match the abstract language of symptomology to her very real son’s actual behavior.
2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 146:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| symptomologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
symptomologically · symptomologist · symptomologic · symptomological