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Definition of symptomatic - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
medicalTECH. showing symptoms of a disease or conditionTECH.
- The patient is symptomatic of the flu.
2.
treatmentTECH. affecting only the symptoms, not the causeTECH.
- The medication is only symptomatic, not curative.
3.
signifyingTECH. serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirableTECH.
- His anger was symptomatic of his frustration at work..
Expressions with symptomatic
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show a sign or evidence of a problem or condition
His lateness may be symptomatic of deeper issues.
Origin of symptomatic
Greek, symptoma (a happening) + -ic (pertaining to)
Terms with symptomatic included in their meaning
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medical
time when a disease is in the body but not symptomatic
medical
inflamed skin area symptomatic of leprosy
Examples of symptomatic in a sentence
Symptomatic cases were isolated immediately. Symptomatic relief was all the treatment could offer. Doctors focused on symptomatic care for immediate comfort. The symptoms were symptomatic of a larger issue. Her lateness was symptomatic of her lack of interest.
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- French:symptomatique, palliatif, ...
- German:symptomatisch, ...
- Italian:sintomatico, ...
- Spanish:sintomático, paliativo, ...
- Portuguese:sintomático, ...
- Chinese:有症状的, 对症的, ...
- Japanese:症状がある, 対症療法的な, ...
- Arabic:عَرَضِيّ, دالّ, ...
- Hebrew:סִימְפְּטוֹמָטִי, ...
- Russian:симптоматический, ...
- Ukrainian:симптоматичний, ...
- Hindi:लक्षणयुक्त, लक्षणों पर आधारित, ...
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