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PATHOGNOMONIC

Definition: PATHOGNOMONIC

PATHOGNOMONIC

Adjective

1. Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Pathognomonic \Pa*thog`no*mon"ic\, adjective. [Greek expression skilled in judging of diseases; disease skilled: compare to the French expression pathognomonique. See Gnomic.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: PATHOGNOMONIC

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Indication

Adjective: indicating; Verb:, indicative, indicatory; denotative, connotative; diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial; individual; (special).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Photo Album: PATHOGNOMONIC

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Histopathologic brain tissue from a rabies patient displaying the pathognomonic finding of Negri Bodies within the neuronal cytoplasm, and stained using H&E stain.Credit: CDC.

Pathognomonic findings seen here include acanthosis, broadening and elongation of the rete ridges, intracellular and intercellular edema of the rete cells, and migration of the inflammatory cells through the epidermis; H&E stain; magnification 40X.Credit: CDC.

Pathognomonic findings seen here include marked endothelial proliferation, and perivascular inflammatory cuffing characteristically seen in the dermis; H&E staining technique; magnification 400X.Credit: CDC.

  

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: PATHOGNOMONIC

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Health

No single pathognomonic lesion is found that would permit certain histopathologic diagnosis of HPS. In fact, the incipient stages of ARDS can create a picture of pulmonary edema similar to HPS. However, the total picture is rather distinctive. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: PATHOGNOMONIC

"PATHOGNOMONIC" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "PATHOGNOMONIC" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%4175,879

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: PATHOGNOMONIC

Language Translations for "PATHOGNOMONIC"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Farsi 

  

وابسته بتشخیص ناخوشی , شاخص مرض . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

athognomonicpay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "PATHOGNOMONIC"

Words rhyming with "PATHOGNOMONIC" (pronounced 'Pa*thog`no*mon"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic, Alcoranic, Alcyonic, Aldermanic, Aleuronic, Alexipyretic, Algific, Aliphatic, Alkoranic, Allantoic, Allochroic, Allopathic, Allotrophic, Alloxanic, Aluminic, Amacratic, Amasthenic, Amaurotic, Amblotic, Amblyopic, Ambreic, Amharic, Amic, Amitotic, Amniotic, Amorphozoic, Amphibolic, Amphichroic, Amphictyonic, Amphigonic, Amphigoric, Amphoric, Amphoteric, Amuletic, Amygdalic, Amylic, Amylogenic, Anabatic, Anabolic, Anacrotic, Anaemic, Anaerobiotic, Anaglyptographic, Anallagmatic, Anallantoic, Analogic, Anamniotic, Anaphroditic, Anaplerotic, Anapnoic, Anaptotic, Anastatic, Anastigmatic, Anastomotic, Anchylotic, Anemographic, Anemonic, Anetic, Anharmonic, Anilic, Anisic, Anisomeric, Anisosthenic, Anoetic, Antarthritic, Antasthmatic, Antemetic, Antemosaic, Anthozoic, Anthracic, Anthracitic, Anthropogenic, Anthropomorphitic, Anthypnotic, Anthysteric, Antiasthmatic, Antibubonic, Anticausodic, Anticausotic, Anticivic, Antidiphtheritic, Antidysenteric, Antiemetic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihydrophobic, Antihydropic, Antihypnotic, Antihysteric, Antiicteric, Antilithic, Antimephitic, Antimonic, Antinephritic, Antiparalytic, Antipathic, Antiperiodic, Antiperistatic, Antiphonic, Antiphthisic, Antipsoric, Antipyic, Antipyretic, Antipyrotic, Antirachitic, Antispasmodic, Antistrophic, Antistrumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antizymic, Antizymotic, Aphanitic, Apheliotropic, Aphetic, Aphroditic, Aplanatic, Apneumatic, Apochromatic, Apogaic, Apogamic, Apogeotropic, Aponeurotic, Apophlegmatic, Aposematic, Apositic, Apostatic, Apostrophic, Apotelesmatic, Aptotic, Apyretic, Aramaic, Archaeolithic, Archaeozoic, Archaic, Archangelic, Archchemic, Archenteric, Archipelagic, Arenilitic, Areopagitic, Argolic, Argonautic, Aristophanic, Aristotelic, Arthrodynic, Arthrozoic, Asiatic, Astatic, Asthenic, Astigmatic, Astronomic, Asyndetic, Atavic, Ataxic, Athletic, Atrophic, Augitic, Auletic, Autohypnotic, Autokinetic, Autonomic, Autopathic, Autopneumatic, Autostylic, Autotoxic, Autotrophic, Auxetic, Azoic, Azoleic, Azonic, Azotic, Azymic, Balearic, Barbaic, Bardic, Barytic, Basaltic, Bathetic, Bathygraphic, Benefic, Benthamic, Benzoic, Bibliopegic, Biogenetic, Biolytic, Biomagnetic, Biotic, Blastematic, Boletic, Boracic, Boustorphic, boustrophedonic, Bregmatic, Bronchitic, Bubonic, Butyric, Cabiric, Cacodylic, Caffeic, Calcific, Caligraphic, Calorific, Camphoric, Camphretic, Caproic, Caprylic, Carbamic, Carbazotic, Carbolic, Carbonic, Cardiographic, Carminic, Carolitic, Carotic, Carpogenic, Catabiotic, Catacrotic, Catagmatic, Cataphonic, Catastrophic, Catechuic, Categorematic, Catelectrotonic, Cathedralic, Catheretic, Cathodic, Cenozoic, Centrobaric, Ceramic, Cerotic, Cerulific, Cetraric, Cetylic, Chalcedonic, Chaldaic, Chaotic, Charismatic, Chelidonic, Chemiglyphic, Chimeric, Chiromonic, Chloridic, Chloriodic, Chloritic, Chloroplatinic, Chlorotic, Choleic, Choleraic, Cholesteric, Chondritic, Choragic, Choreic, Chrestomathic, Chromatic, Chromogenic, Chromolithographic, Chromospheric, Chronic, Chronographic, Chthonic, Chylific, Chylopoetic, Cinchonic, Cinnamic, Cinnamomic, Cirrhotic, Cistic, Civic, Classific, Climatic, Clinographic, Clonic, Cobaltic, Colletic, Colorific, Cometic, Commatic, Conchitic, Conspecific, Coprolitic, Cornific, Cosmoramic, Cosmothetic, Coumaric, Creatic, Cremasteric, Cresylic, Croconic, Crotaphitic, Crotonic, Cubebic, Cuminic, Cuneatic, Cyanic, Cyanotic, Cyclonic, Cyclopedic, Cyclopic, Cyrenaic, Cyriologic, Cystic, Cystolithic, Czechic, Damnific, Daric, Dartoic, Davidic, Decasyllabic, Decatoic, Decylic, Deltaic, Democratic, Demosthenic, Demotic, Dermatopathic, Dermopathic, Desoxalic, Deuterogenic, Deuteropathic, Diactinic, Diaeretic, Diageotropic, Diagrammatic, Diaheliotropic, Dialytic, Dianoetic, Diaphanic, Diaphragmatic, Diapnoic, Diastatic, Diastolic, Diathetic, Diatomic, Diatonic, Dicarbonic, Dichroic, Dichroitic, Dichromatic, Dichroscopic, Diclinic, Dicrotic, Didascalic, Dietic, Digraphic, Dioramic, Dioritic, Diorthotic, Diphtheritic, Diphthongic, Diphygenic, Diploetic, Diplogenic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PATHOGNOMONIC

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-g-h-i-m-n-n-o-o-o-p-t"

-3 letters: champignon, monophonic, taphonomic.

-4 letters: cognation, cognomina, companion, contagion, monotonic, nonatomic, nonimpact, oompahing, phonating, phonation, tamponing.

-5 letters: antiphon, champing, champion, chanting, chomping, coapting, compting, conation, coopting, cooption, gnathion, gnomonic, matching, mooching, nightcap, nonohmic, notching, oncoming, patching, photoing, photonic, pitchman, poaching, poignant, pointman, pooching.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PATHOGNOMONIC


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 41 54 48 4F 47 4E 4F 4D 4F 4E 49 43

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01000001 01010100 01001000 01001111 01000111 01001110 01001111 01001101 01001111 01001110 01001001 01000011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#65 &#84 &#72 &#79 &#71 &#78 &#79 &#77 &#79 &#78 &#73 &#67

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0041 0054 0048 004F 0047 004E 004F 004D 004F 004E 0049 0043

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

50355442494148494749484337

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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