01 n. Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases …
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Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited.(Med.)“Like the sick man, we are expiring with all sorts of good symptoms.” — Swift.
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A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue.
Syn.
Mark; note; sign; token; indication.