symptomatology
/ˌsɪm(p)təməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
symptomatology noun: the scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, public health, and so on.
Noun
symptomatology (countable and uncountable, plural symptomatologies)
- The scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, public health, and so on.
- Big Pharma has redefined the symptomatology of medical conditions in such a way as to expand enormously the market for its drugs.2012, James Le Fanu, “Bitter Pills to Swallow”, in Literary Review, number 399
- Synonyms:
- symptomology, symptomatics
- The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease; the pattern of symptoms, and their timing, that is characteristic of it.
symptomatology meaning in Tamil and Arabic
symptomatology in Tamil
- நோய்க்குறியியல், நோய்க்குறி ஆய்வியல், நோய்க்குறி நுல்
symptomatology in Arabic
- science that studies the symptoms of diseases
- عِلْم اَلْأَعْرَاض ʕilm al-ʔaʕrāḍ
Synonyms of symptomatology
Forms of symptomatology
| plural | symptomatologies |
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Origin of symptomatology
From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “symptom (of diseases)”) and -λογία (-logía, “study, branch of knowledge”) (i.e., symptomato- and -logy). Compare French symptomatologie.
Questions about symptomatology
- What does symptomatology mean?
- Symptomatology means the scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, public health, and so on.
- What is symptomatology in Tamil?
- Symptomatology in Tamil is நோய்க்குறியியல், நோய்க்குறி ஆய்வியல், நோய்க்குறி நுல். See Symptomatology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is symptomatology?
- Symptomatology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce symptomatology?
- Symptomatology is pronounced /ˌsɪm(p)təməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of symptomatology?
- The plural of symptomatology is symptomatologies.
Words near symptomatology in the dictionary
Source and license
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