n.
Pronunciation: ' sim(p)-t ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin symptomat-, symptoma, from Greek sympt ō mat-, sympt ō ma happening, attribute, symptom, from sympiptein to happen, from syn- + piptein to fall ― more at FEATHER
Date: 1541
1 a : subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance broadly : something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder b : an evident reaction by a plant to a pathogen
2 a : something that indicates the existence of something else < symptom s of an inner turmoil> b : a slight indication : TRACE
synonyms see SIGN
– symp · tom · less \ -l ə s \ adjective