symptomatic
adjective
- exhibiting symptoms
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/
adj
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.
- 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.”
- Constituting a symptom or indication; characteristic, indicative.
“The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.”
“Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper.”
- Of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease without targeting the underlying cause.
- Relating to symptomatics.
noun
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.
- A person exhibiting the symptoms of an illness.