symptom
Syllabification: (symp·tom)
Pronunciation: /ˈsim(p)təm/
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Definition of symptom
noun
Medicine- a physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient:dental problems may be a symptom of other illnessCompare with sign (sense 1 of the noun).
Origin:
late Middle English synthoma, from medieval Latin, based on Greek sumptōma 'chance, symptom', from sumpiptein 'happen'; later influenced by French symptome