symptomatick

Adjective

symptomatic (comparative more symptomatic, superlative most symptomatic)

1. 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.2009, Stephen J. Ettinger, Edward C. Feldman, Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, page 9

   Antonyms:

   asymptomatic, nonsymptomatic

2. (broadly) Constituting a symptom or indication; characteristic, indicative.
   • The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
3. Of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease without targeting the underlying cause.

   Antonyms:

   nonsymptomatic

4. Relating to symptomatics.

   Antonyms:

   nonsymptomatic

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