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symptomatology

symp·to·ma·tol·o·gy [ sìmptəmə tólləjee ] (plural symp·to·ma·tol·o·gies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. study of symptoms: the study of the relationships between symptoms and diseases

2. set of symptoms: the set of symptoms that are associated with a disease or that affect a patient

[Late 18th century. < Greek sumptōmat-, stem of sumptōma (see symptom)]
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