"pathognomonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpaθəɡnə(ʊ)ˈmɒnɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpæθəɡnoʊˈmɑːnɪk/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós, “skilled in diagnosis”), from πάθος (páthos, “misfortune”) + γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “fit to judge of”). Etymology templates: {{derived|en|grc|παθογνωμονικός|gloss=skilled in diagnosis}} Ancient Greek παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós, “skilled in diagnosis”), {{affix|grc|πάθος|γνωμονικός|nocat=1|t1=misfortune|t2=fit to judge of}} πάθος (páthos, “misfortune”) + γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “fit to judge of”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pathognomonic (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. Wikipedia link: Pathognomonic#Examples, pathognomonic Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms, Medicine Translations (Beyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease): patognòmic (Catalan), patognomònic (Catalan), pathognomonisch (German), παθογνωμονικός (pathognomonikós) [masculine] (Greek), patognomonico (Italian), patognomónico (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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