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pathognomonic

Definition of pathognomonic

adjective

Medicine
  • (of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition: body image disturbance is pathognomonic of anorexia nervosa

Origin:

early 17th century: from Greek pathognōmonikos 'skilled in diagnosis', from pathos 'suffering' + gnōmōn 'judge'

pathognomonic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pathognomonic in the US English dictionary