| pathognomonic | <medicine> Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom. "The true pathognomonic sign of love jealousy." (Arbuthnot) Origin: Gr. Skilled in judging of diseases; a disease + skilled: cf. F. Pathognomonique. See Gnomic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pathognomonic symptom | A symptom that, when present, points unmistakably to the presence of a certain definite disease. (05 Mar 2000) |