symptomatic

adjective symp·tom·at·ic \ ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈma-tik \

Definition of symptomatic

1 a :being a symptom of a disease

b :having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause

symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage

2 :concerned with, affecting, or having symptoms

symptomatic treatment

a symptomatic patient

3 :characteristic, indicative

his behavior was symptomatic of his character

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symptomatically

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a fever's refusal to respond to antibiotics is symptomatic of a viral infection

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Although there are only about 30,000 symptomatic Americans currently living with HD, there are more than 200,000 who are at risk.

— emily rekstis, SELF, "I Have a 50/50 Chance of Developing Huntington's Disease," 28 Aug. 2017
If the gallstones are not symptomatic, no treatment is required.

— andrea k. mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, "Gallstones can cause complications during pregnancy," 9 Aug. 2017
Female-pattern baldness, a condition in which hair follicles shrink and eventually stop producing new hair, isn't typically symptomatic of an underlying health issue, according to MedlinePlus.

— elizabeth narins, Cosmopolitan, "Kayla Itsines Dropped a Truth Bomb About Her Hair," 25 July 2017
In 2006, the FDA also approved famciclovir (Famvir) as the first one-day treatment of symptomatic herpes.

— julia naftulin and amanda macmillan, Health.com, "Why Herpes Isn't as Bad as You Think (and a Lot More Common)," 21 July 2017
For the first few years after his initial diagnosis, Marsilje wasn’t symptomatic.

— stav ziv, Newsweek, "Cancer Clinical Trials: How New Search Tools Make it Easier for Patients to Find the Treatment They Need," 20 July 2017
Through July 12, the CDC has reported 163 symptomatic Zika cases in U.S. States and 522 in U.S. territories in 2017.

— lawrence specker, AL.com, "Zika in 2017: Virus threat has been quiet, but it hasn't gone away," 18 July 2017
That may include people who are already in the hospital, many pregnant women, nonsurgical cancer patients, patients with end-stage renal disease, dialysis patients and symptomatic AIDS patients, according to the letter.

— lisa schencker, chicagotribune.com, "University of Chicago Medicine may soon be out of UnitedHealthcare's network," 12 June 2017
Medical staff confirmed that the time at which the child became symptomatic would indicate that the perpetrator would have had to be either the mother or the paramour.

— deanna boyd, star-telegram.com, "Somebody beat Khalil Gilbert to death, but his killer remains free," 31 May 2017

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First Known Use of symptomatic

1698

symptomatic Synonyms

Synonyms

classic, diagnostic (also diagnostical), discriminating, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, individual, peculiar, proper, characteristic, typical

Antonyms

atypical, nontypical, uncharacteristic, untypical

Related Words

idiosyncratic; identifiable, pronounced, unmistakable; general, generic; common, normal, regular, usual; especial, particular, special, specific; archetypal (also archetypical), model, paradigmatic

SYMPTOMATIC Defined for English Language Learners

symptomatic

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Definition of symptomatic for English Language Learners

medical : showing that a particular disease is present
: relating to or showing symptoms of a disease
: showing the existence of a particular problem

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symptomatic

adjective symp·tom·at·ic \ ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈmat-ik \

medical Definition of symptomatic

1 a :being a symptom of a disease

gummas symptomatic of syphilis

b :having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause

symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage

2 :concerned with or affecting symptoms

symptomatic treatment

3 :having symptoms

a symptomatic patient

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