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symptomatology

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌsɪm(p)təməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of clinical medicine, differential diagnosis, public health, and so on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: symptomology, symptomatics

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease; the pattern of symptoms, and their timing, that is characteristic of it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “symptom (of diseases)”) and -λογία (-logía, “study, branch of knowledge”) (i.e., symptomato- and -logy). Compare French symptomatologie.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِلْم اَلْأَعْرَاض (ʕilm al-ʔaʕrāḍ) — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Czech: symptomatologie — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Danish: symptomatologi — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Dutch: symptomatologie — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Finnish: oireoppi — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Finnish: symptomatologia — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • French: symptomatologie — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • German: Symptomatologie — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • German: Symptomatik — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • German: Symptomlehre — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Greek: συμπτωματολογία (symptomatología) — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Italian: sintomatologia — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Italian: semeiotica — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Norwegian Bokmål: symptomatologi — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: symptomatologi — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Polish: symptomatologia — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Portuguese: semiologia — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Slovak: symptomatológia — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Spanish: sintomatología — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Swedish: symtomatologi — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Swedish: symptomatologi — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Turkish: semptomatoloji — science that studies the symptoms of diseases
  • Danish: symptomatologi — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • French: symptomatologie — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • German: Symptomatik — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • German: Symptomatologie — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • Greek: συμπτωματολογία (symptomatología) — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • Norwegian Bokmål: symptomatologi — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: symptomatologi — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • Portuguese: sintomatologia — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • Swedish: symtomatologi — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease
  • Swedish: symptomatologi — aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease