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The term symptom (from the Greek syn = con/plus and pipto = fall, together meaning co-exist) has two similar meanings in the context of physical and mental health:
- A symptom can be a physical condition which shows that one has a particular illness or disorder (see e.g. Longman, 1995). An example of a symptom in this sense of the word would be a rash.
- A symptom can also refer to a sensation or change in health function experienced by a patient. In this sense of the word, it is a subjective report, as opposed to a sign, which is objective evidence of the presence of a disease or disorder. Examples of symptoms are fatigue/tiredness, pain, or nausea. In contrast, elevated blood pressure, or abnormal appearance of the retina, would be signs of disease.
See also
Reference
- Longman dictionary of contemporary English (1995). Third edition.
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Symptom - Example Usage |
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jgrahamc: If you are linking Go against a C library then the library must (currently) be dynamic. Weird 'not defined' errors are the symptom. |
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tangled26: Some bosses like pulling down others n get a high in life! Awful symptom under the garb of leadership! Stephen Covey where art thou? #in |
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johannast1: Googlar menisk och sportskador och ser att de symptom man har när menisken är körd är precis så jag känner #detsögju |
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gaustin: RT @agilecoach: The constraint is not the problem, but the symptom. |
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piakalischer: Mina två senaste tweets är symptom på att jag är migränbakis (dvs luddig efter migränanfalk) och rätt otillräknelig. |
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