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Definition: Symptomatic |
SymptomaticAdjective1. Characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown". 2. Relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms; "symptomatic relief"; "symptomatic treatment"; "a symptomatic classification of diseases". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "symptomatic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Having to do with symptoms, which are signs of a condition or disease. (references) |
Medicine | Having the characteristics of a symptom. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Indicating a specific disease. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Synonyms: SymptomaticSynonyms: diagnostic (adj), symptomatic of(p) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Symptomatic |
| English words defined with "symptomatic": alexic, Apoplectical, apractic, apraxic ♦ diagnostic, dyslexic ♦ heartburn ♦ Idiopathical ♦ prodromal, prodromic, pyrosis ♦ symptomatic of ♦ word-blind. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "symptomatic": Amantadine, Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Anti-Anxiety Agents, Antidiarrheals ♦ Benztropine, Bronchial Hyperreactivity ♦ Diabetes, Gestational ♦ Epilepsies, Myoclonic ♦ haemorrhoids ♦ pacemaker dependency, pacer dependency, Pregnancy in Diabetics ♦ Vespa crabro germana. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Epidemic curve for 54 symptomatic cases of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis in members of a wagon train. Bar graph. Am J Med 71:759. Credit: CDC. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Other therapy is symptomatic and supportive. (references) | |
Treatment for arachnoid cysts is symptomatic. (references) | ||
Other treatment is symptomatic and supportive. (references) | ||
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| "Symptomatic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.72% of the time. "Symptomatic" is used about 360 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.72% | 359 | 15,003 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.28% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 360 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "symptomatic": symptomatic anthrax ♦ symptomatic of ♦ Symptomatic treatment. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "symptomatic": non-symptomatic, pre-symptomatic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
symptomatic | 8 |
symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia | 4 |
early hiv infection symptomatic | 2 |
symptomatic bradycardia | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "symptomatic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tregues (denotative, denotement, directive, evidence, exponential, hand, index, indicative, indicator, indicatory, indices, Mark, narrative, pointer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عرضي (accidental, adventitious, casual, circumstantial, episodic, extraneous, extrinsic, incident, incidental, occasional, odd, passing, transverse, venial), أعراضي, دال على (indicative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | симптоматичен, показателен (demonstrative, enlightening, evincible, exponential, indicative, indicatory, significant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 据症状. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | symptomatický, příznaèný (peculiar, typical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | symptomatisk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | symptomatisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مطابق نشانه بیماری , نماینده (Agent, Delegate, Deputation, Deputy, Doer, Envoy, Exponent, Indicator, Proxy, Representation, Representative), حاکی ازعلاءم مرض , حاکی (Expressive, Redolent, Symbolic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | symptomaattinen, oireenmukainen, nosotrooppinen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | symptomatique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | symptomatisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμπτωματικόσ (coincidental, haphazard, incidental), συμπτωματικός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אפי י (characteristic, distinctive, particular, typical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szimptomatikus, jellegzetes (characteristic, distinctive, marked, peculiar, proper, representative, specific, typical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sintomatico (indicative, significant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 対症療法 (makeshift solution, symptomatic therapy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たいしょうりょうほう (makeshift solution, symptomatic therapy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 징후. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cowreydagh (characteristic, emblematic, emblematical, impressive, indicative, sign, significant, symbolic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ymptomaticsay sintomático, sintomático, indicativo (denotative, distinguish, evidential, evincive, indicative, indicatory, significative). (various references) simptomatic. (various references) симптоматический. (various references) simptomatičan. (various references) sintomático. (various references) symptomatisk (symptomatical). (various references) bulgu niteliğinde, belirti niteliğinde. (various references) симптоматичний (diagnostic, prognostic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "symptomatic": symptomatically. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "symptomatic": asymptomatic, presymptomatic, unsymptomatic. (additional references) | |
Words containing "symptomatic": asymptomatically. (additional references) | |
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"Symptomatic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: symptomatik, symtomatic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "symptomatic" (pronounced si'mptuma"tik) |
| 11 | s i' m p t u m a" t i k | asymptomatic. |
| 7 | -t u m a" t i k | automatic, semiautomatic, systematic. |
| 6 | -u m a" t i k | aromatic, axiomatic, cinematic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dramatic, emblematic, idiomatic, mathematic, melodramatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, schematic, undiplomatic. |
| 5 | -m a" t i k | asthmatic, charismatic, climatic, dogmatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, monochromatic, numismatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, rheumatic, thematic, traumatic. |
| 4 | -a" t i k | acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, attic, autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emphatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, prostatic, static, technocratic, theocratic, undemocratic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-m-m-o-p-s-t-t-y" | |
-1 letter: asymptotic. | |
-3 letters: apomicts, stomatic. | |
-4 letters: apomict, atomics, atomism, atomist, commits, comsymp, copyist, impacts, impasto, miscopy, myopias, myotics, opacity, osmatic, potamic, psoatic, somatic, styptic, symptom, tipcats, tomcats, topmast. | |
-5 letters: atomic, atopic, attics, atypic, campos, coapts, coatis, comity, commas, commit, compts, cottas, impact, impost, mascot, mastic, mimosa, misact, mosaic, myomas, myopia, myopic, myotic, mystic, optics, optima. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-m-m-o-p-s-t-t-y" | |
+1 letter: asymptomatic. | |
+2 letters: unsymptomatic. | |
+3 letters: presymptomatic. | |
+4 letters: sympathectomies, sympathomimetic, symptomatically, symptomatologic. | |
+5 letters: asymptomatically, sympathectomized, sympathomimetics. | |
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