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symptom
noun
a
physical
or
mental
change
in
the
body
that
shows
someone
may
have
an
illness
or
medical
condition
•
After
the
long
hike
,
Mia
felt
a
sore
throat
,
the
first
symptom
of
her
cold
.
After
the
long
hike
,
Mia
felt
a
sore
throat
,
the
first
symptom
of
her
cold
.
•
A
high
fever
is
a
common
symptom
of
many
infections
.
A
high
fever
is
a
common
symptom
of
many
infections
.
Borrowed
into
Middle
English
from
Late
Latin
“
symptoma
”,
from
Greek
“
sýmptōma
”
meaning
‘
chance
;
occurrence
’,
from
“
sympiptein
” ‘
to
happen
together
’.
noun
a
sign
that
something
bad
exists
or
is
happening
,
especially
in
a
situation
or
society
•
Traffic
jams
are
a
clear
symptom
of
the
city
’
s
rapid
growth
.
Traffic
jams
are
a
clear
symptom
of
the
city
’
s
rapid
growth
.
•
Falling
grades
were
just
one
symptom
of
his
lack
of
sleep
.
Falling
grades
were
just
one
symptom
of
his
lack
of
sleep
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
medical
sense
,
but
extended
figuratively
in
the
17th
century
to
refer
to
any
outward
sign
of
an
underlying
condition
.
