Symptom (noun)

  1. A phenomenon that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease or condition.
  2. A sign or indication of the presence of something.

Origin:

Late 16th century (denoting a sign or token of something): from french symptôme, or via latin from greek sumptōma "a falling together, coincidence," from sumptein "fall together," from syn- "together" + piptein "fall".

Examples:

  1. Headaches are a common symptom of stress.
  2. Dizziness is a symptom of high blood pressure.
  3. The rash was a symptom of chickenpox.
  4. The increase in temperature is a symptom of fever.
  5. The symptom of fatigue is common in patients with cancer.
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