Das Symptom
Example: Das Symptom der Grippe ist oft hohes Fieber und Husten.
Definition
"Symptom" in medicine refers to a physical or mental feature indicating a condition or disease. It is what patients experience or observe, like pain or fever, serving as evidence of an underlying health issue, such as in "Das Symptom der Grippe ist oft hohes Fieber und Husten."
Etymology
The word "Symptom" comes from the Greek 'symptoma,' meaning 'a happening' or 'occurrence,' derived from 'sympiptein,' which means 'to fall together.' Did you know? This reflects how symptoms appear together with diseases, signaling their presence.
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"Das Symptom" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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