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

ˌsim(p)-tə-ˌma-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

or symptomatologic

ˌsim(p)-tə-ˌma-tə-ˈlä-jik 

symptomatologically

ˌsim(p)-tə-ˌma-tə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of symptomatology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But in fact, the varying symptomatology of long Covid is a big problem in itself. — Grace Browne, Wired, 4 Aug. 2021

There seems to be less durability of symptomatology, less requirement for oxygen. — NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021

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

The Eaton Vance/Morgan Stanley team correctly spelled symptomatology to win the fund-raising competition held Thursday at the State Street Channel Center. — Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for symptomatology

• bacteriology
• biotechnology
• dialectology
• ecclesiology
• endocrinology
• epistemology
• geochronology
• geomorphology
• histopathology
• hydrogeology
• kinesiology
• meteorology

Medical Definition

symptomatology

noun

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

plural symptomatologies

1

: symptom complex

2

: a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases

symptomatological

-ˌmat-ᵊl-ˈäj-i-kəl 

adjective

or symptomatologic

-ˈäj-ik 

symptomatologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb