SYMPTOM

[noun] [C] - any feeling of illness or physical or mental change which is caused by a particular diseaseHe's complaining of all the usual symptoms of flu - a high temperature, headache and so on.He's been HIV-positive for six years, but just recently he's started to develop the symptoms of AIDS.(figurative) A symptom is also any single problem which is caused by and shows a more serious and general problem.It's her feeling that the recent outbreaks of violence are a symptom of the dissatisfaction that is currently affecting our society.By putting homeless people into temporary accommodation, the government is treating the symptoms and not the cause.