PATHOGNOMONIC


Meaning of PATHOGNOMONIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-thə(g)-nō-ˈmä-nik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek pathognōmonikos, from path- + gnōmonikos fit to judge, from gnōmōn interpreter; akin to Greek gignōskein to know — more at know

Date: 1625

: distinctively characteristic of a particular disease

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