of or pertaining to symptoms; indicative, typical, representative
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Symptomatic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Alt. of Symptomatical
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAlt. of Symptomatical
Adjective
1. characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
(synonym) diagnostic, symptomatic of(p)
(similar) characteristic
2. relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms; "symptomatic relief"; "symptomatic treatment"; "a symptomatic classification of diseases"
(pertainym) symptom
Symptomatic Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Having to do with symptoms, which are signs of a condition or disease.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.
A change in normal bodily function; i.e., HIV-positive person shows symptomatic signs of AIDS.
