symptomatology
noun
symp·tom·atol·o·gy
ˌsim(p)-tə-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
1
: the symptom complex of a disease
2
: a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases
symptomatological
adjective
or symptomatologic
Examples of symptomatology in a Sentence
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The Eaton Vance/Morgan Stanley team correctly spelled symptomatology to win the fund-raising competition held Thursday at the State Street Channel Center.
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Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
In our index case, demonic influence is not stated, and the woman had no apparent convulsion or residual symptomatology.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2010
Convergent results were found on a clinical measure of PTSD symptomatology at 1-week.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2011
Throw in the location of the rash primarily on the anterior thighs, in a person with little symptomatology and a history of recurrent laptop use, and voila–the diagnosis is clinched.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022
There seems to be less durability of symptomatology, less requirement for oxygen.
—NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021
But in fact, the varying symptomatology of long Covid is a big problem in itself.
—Grace Browne, Wired, 4 Aug. 2021
Early on in the pandemic, medical professionals didn’t know what to make of the symptomatology of these Covid survivors and had no name for it.
—Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2021
But this is something that can be implemented during the lifespan and can really change the landscape of Alzheimer’s symptomatology.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2019
Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
In our index case, demonic influence is not stated, and the woman had no apparent convulsion or residual symptomatology.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2010
Convergent results were found on a clinical measure of PTSD symptomatology at 1-week.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2011
Throw in the location of the rash primarily on the anterior thighs, in a person with little symptomatology and a history of recurrent laptop use, and voila–the diagnosis is clinched.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022
There seems to be less durability of symptomatology, less requirement for oxygen.
—NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021
But in fact, the varying symptomatology of long Covid is a big problem in itself.
—Grace Browne, Wired, 4 Aug. 2021
Early on in the pandemic, medical professionals didn’t know what to make of the symptomatology of these Covid survivors and had no name for it.
—Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2021
But this is something that can be implemented during the lifespan and can really change the landscape of Alzheimer’s symptomatology.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2019
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symptomatology
noun
symp·tom·atol·o·gy
ˌsim(p)-tə-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē
plural symptomatologies
1
2
: a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases
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