symptom
A symptom is a physical or mental feature which indicates a condition of disease or a health problem. It is typically something that the person experiences and describes to a doctor, such as pain, tiredness, or a cough.
Beispiele
3 von 5A sore throat is a common symptom of a cold.
A sore throat is a common symptom of a cold.
The patient presented with several acute symptoms including high fever and joint pain.
The patient presented with several acute symptoms including high fever and joint pain.
So, do you have any other symptoms besides the headache?
So, do you have any other symptoms besides the headache?
Synonyme
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Remember the 'S' in Symptom stands for 'Sign of Sickness'.
Schnelles Quiz
A high temperature is a common ___ of the flu.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: symptom
Beispiele
A sore throat is a common symptom of a cold.
everydayA sore throat is a common symptom of a cold.
The patient presented with several acute symptoms including high fever and joint pain.
formalThe patient presented with several acute symptoms including high fever and joint pain.
So, do you have any other symptoms besides the headache?
informalSo, do you have any other symptoms besides the headache?
Clinical studies often categorize symptoms into primary and secondary indicators of the virus.
academicClinical studies often categorize symptoms into primary and secondary indicators of the virus.
Low employee morale is often a symptom of poor communication within the organization.
businessLow employee morale is often a symptom of poor communication within the organization.
Synonyme
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
treat the symptoms
to provide medicine for the signs of a disease rather than the cause
early symptoms
the first signs that appear when someone is getting sick
symptom-free
showing no signs of illness or disease
Wird oft verwechselt mit
A symptom is subjective (felt by the patient), whereas a sign is objective (seen or measured by a doctor).
A diagnosis is the identification of the disease, while a symptom is just one piece of evidence for it.
Nutzungshinweise
Symptom is most commonly used in medical contexts, but it can also be used figuratively to describe a sign that a social or organizational system is failing.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use 'symptom' when they mean the name of the illness itself. Remember that 'flu' is the illness, and 'fever' is the symptom.
Merkhilfe
Remember the 'S' in Symptom stands for 'Sign of Sickness'.
Wortherkunft
From the Greek 'sumptōma', meaning 'a happening' or 'an accident', derived from 'sun-' (together) and 'piptein' (to fall).
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many English-speaking countries, patients are encouraged to track their symptoms daily to help healthcare providers make accurate diagnoses.
Schnelles Quiz
A high temperature is a common ___ of the flu.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: symptom
Verwandtes Vokabular
A diagnosis is the identification of the nature of an illnes...
syndromeA syndrome is a recognizable complex of symptoms and physica...
patientA patient is a person who is receiving medical care or treat...
treatmentTreatment is medical care given to a patient for an illness...
illnessAn illness is a period of being sick or a specific health pr...
infectionAn infection is a sickness caused by tiny germs like bacteri...
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