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cardinal symptom

cardinal symptom noun: the primary or major symptom by which a diagnosis is made.

Noun

cardinal symptom (plural cardinal symptoms)

  1. The primary or major symptom by which a diagnosis is made
  2. The particular symptom which is regarded most important for choosing the curing substance

Forms of cardinal symptom

pluralcardinal symptoms

Questions about cardinal symptom

What does cardinal symptom mean?
Cardinal symptom means the primary or major symptom by which a diagnosis is made.
What part of speech is cardinal symptom?
Cardinal symptom is a noun.
What is the plural of cardinal symptom?
The plural of cardinal symptom is cardinal symptoms.

Words near cardinal symptom in the dictionary

  1. cardinal sins
  2. cardinal spider
  3. cardinal spiders
  4. cardinal spline
  5. cardinal splines
  6. cardinal symptom
  7. cardinal symptoms
  8. cardinal tetra
  9. cardinal tetras
  10. cardinal variable
  11. cardinal variables

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