English > symptom: 2 senses > noun 1, state| Meaning | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
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| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
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| Part of | disease | An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
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| Narrower | Jacquemier's sign | A purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy |
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| Kayser-Fleischer ring | A pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye |
| Kernig's sign | symptom of meningitis |
| Koplik's spots | small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue |
| abscess | symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue |
| ague, chills and fever | successive stages / stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria |
| albuminuria, proteinuria | The presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine |
| alkalinuria, alkaluria | A condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline |
| amenorrhea, amenorrhoea, amenia | absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow |
| aminoaciduria | Abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine |
| ammoniuria | excessive ammonia in the urine |
| anemia, anaemia | A lack of vitality |
| apnea | transient cessation of respiration |
| areflexia | absence of a reflex |
| atrophy, wasting, wasting away | A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse |
| aura | A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure |
| bubo | A lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague / plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis |
| cardiomegaly, megalocardia, megacardia, enlarged heart | An abnormal enlargement of the heart |
| chill, shivering | A sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever |
| chloasma, melasma, mask of pregnancy | A tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives |
| clubbing | A condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick |
| congestion | excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part |
| constipation, irregularity | Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels |
| cough, coughing | A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages |
| crepitation rale | The crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale |
| cyanosis | A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
| diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness | frequent and watery bowel movements |
| diuresis | increased secretion of urine |
| dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo | A reeling sensation |
| dyspnea, dyspnoea | Difficult or labored respiration |
| effect | A symptom caused by an illness or a drug |
| eosinopenia | A decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood |
| eosinophilia | A symptom of allergic states |
| eruption | symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible |
| exophthalmos | protrusion of the eyeball from the socket |
| festination | involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease) |
| fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness | A rise in the temperature of the body |
| furring | A furlike coating of matter as on the tongue |
| glycosuria | The presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine |
| hardening | Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue |
| heart murmur, cardiac murmur, murmur | An abnormal sound of the heart |
| heartburn, pyrosis | A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating / irritating the esophagus) |
| hematuria, haematuria | The presence of blood in the urine |
| hemoglobinemia, haemoglobinemia | presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma |
| hemoglobinuria, haemoglobinuria | presence of hemoglobin in the urine |
| hemoptysis, haemoptysis | coughing up blood from the respiratory tract |
| hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles | pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter |
| hemosiderosis, haemosiderosis | Abnormal deposit of hemosiderin |
| hiccup, hiccough, singultus | (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound |
| hot flash, flush | sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) |
| hydrophobia | A symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids / liquids |
| hypercalcemia, hypercalcaemia | The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood |
| hypercalciuria, hypercalcinuria | The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine |
| hypercholesterolemia, hypercholesteremia | The presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood |
| hyperglycemia, hyperglycaemia | abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes |
| hyperkalemia | higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood |
| hypernatremia | excessive amounts of sodium in the blood |
| hypersplenism | enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells |
| hypocalcemia, hypocalcaemia | abnormally low level of calcium in the blood |
| hypoglycemia, hypoglycaemia | abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet |
| hypokalemia | abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities |
| hyponatremia | abnormally low level of sodium in the blood |
| hypoproteinemia | abnormally low level of protein in the blood |
| indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach | A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea |
| inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
| jaundice, icterus | yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood |
| kaliuresis, kaluresis | The presence of excess potassium in the urine |
| keratomalacia | softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency |
| ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia | An abnormal increase / increase / increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus |
| ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria | excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation |
| lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia | presence of excess lipids in the blood |
| lymphuria | The presence of lymph in the urine |
| meningism | symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges |
| menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea | abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation |
| monocytosis | increase / increase / increase in the number of monocytes in the blood |
| musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots | Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens |
| myoglobinuria | The presence of myoglobin in the urine |
| natriuresis | The presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine |
| nausea, sickness | The state that precedes vomiting |
| nebula | cloudiness of the urine |
| numbness | partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body |
| ochronosis | An accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue |
| oliguria | abnormally small production of urine |
| pain, hurting | A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
| palpitation | A rapid and irregular heart beat |
| palsy | A condition marked by uncontrollable tremor |
| paresthesia, paraesthesia | Abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling / tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage |
| postnasal drip | chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx |
| prodrome, prodroma | An early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur |
| purulence, purulency | symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) |
| pyuria | presence of white blood cells in the urine |
| rhinorrhea | persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) |
| scar, cicatrix, cicatrice | A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue |
| sneeze, sneezing, sternutation | A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose |
| spasm, cramp, muscle spasm | A painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
| steatorrhea | The presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating |
| stridor | A whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration) |
| swelling, puffiness, lump | An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement |
| syndrome | A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease |
| thrombocytosis | increase / increase / increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form |
| tinnitus | A ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears |
| uratemia | presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood |
| uraturia | presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine |
| uricaciduria | presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid in the urine |
| wheeziness | presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis) |
| withdrawal symptom | Any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug |
| Broader | evidence, grounds | Your basis for belief or disbelief |
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| Spanish | síntoma |
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| Catalan | símptoma |
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| Adjectives | symptomatic | relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms |
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| symptomatic | characteristic or indicative of a disease |
