SYMPTOM


Meaning of SYMPTOM in English

n.1 Med. a change in the physical or mental condition of a person, regarded as evidence of a disease (cf. SIGN 5).

2 a sign of the existence of something.

Etymology: ME synthoma f. med.L sinthoma, & f. LL symptoma f. Gk sumptoma -atos chance, symptom, f. sumpipto happen (as SYN-, pipto fall)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.