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noun symp·tom·atol·o·gy \ ˌsim(p)-tə-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē \

Definition of symptomatology

1 :the symptom complex of a disease
2 :a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases
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symptomatological

play \-ˌma-tᵊl-ˈä-ji-kəl\ or symptomatologic play \-ˈä-jik\ adjective
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symptomatologically

play \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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First Known Use of symptomatology

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symptomatology

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noun symp·tom·atol·o·gy \ ˌsim(p)-tə-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē \

medical Definition of symptomatology

plural symptomatologies
1 :symptom complex
2 :a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases
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symptomatological

play \-ˌmat-ᵊl-ˈäj-i-kəl\ or symptomatologic play \-ˈäj-ik\ adjective
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symptomatologically

play \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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