Symptomatic
(adjective)
- Relating to or indicative of the presence of a particular condition or disease.
- Exhibiting symptoms of a particular condition or disease.
- Characteristic of a particular condition or disease.
Origin:
From the greek word "sumpptoma" meaning sign, from "syn" meaning together and "ptoma" meaning fall.
Examples:
- The patient's fever was symptomatic of the infection.
- The rash was a symptomatic of the allergy.
- The headache was symptomatic of a migraine.
- The patient's symptoms were symptomatic of the flu.
- The patient's condition was symptomatic of stress.