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pathognomic

pathognomic adjective: related to how emotions are manifested, especially in the face.

Adjective

pathognomic (comparative more pathognomic, superlative most pathognomic)

  1. (archaic) Related to how emotions are manifested, especially in the face.
  2. Indicative of a specific disease, disorder etc.; pathognomonic.
    • In 1859, Alfred Garrod (1819–1907) devised a simple chemical test pathognomic for gout.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 334

Noun

pathognomic (plural pathognomics)

  1. (obsolete) An indication of a specific disease or disorder.

Forms of pathognomic

Adjective
comparativemore pathognomic
superlativemost pathognomic
Noun
pluralpathognomics

Origin of pathognomic

From Latin pathognomicus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παθογνωμικός (pathognōmikós), shortened form of παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós, “pathognomonic”).

Questions about pathognomic

What does pathognomic mean?
Pathognomic means related to how emotions are manifested, especially in the face.
What part of speech is pathognomic?
Pathognomic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pathognomic in the dictionary

  1. pathogens
  2. pathogeny
  3. pathogeographic
  4. pathogeography
  5. pathoglycemia
  6. pathognomic
  7. pathognomical
  8. pathognomics
  9. pathognomies
  10. pathognomonic
  11. pathognomonical

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