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Word entry · 7 letters

symptom

Best crossword clue

"Sign of illness"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪm(p)təm/Part of speech nounSorted mmopstyStarts with SEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

Word origin

From Middle English sinthoma, from Medieval Latin sinthoma, altered by Late Latin symptoma, from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “Ι befall”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”). See also syn-, -oma, -ome.

Used in a sentence

  • The doctor told that his coughing and sneezing was the symptom of standing for too long in the rain.
  • Swollen breasts, morning sickness, and a missed period are classic symptoms of pregnancy.
  • Lying, hiding one's true feelings, and having affairs are typical symptoms of a doomed marriage.

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