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Symptomatic

Symptomatic can mean showing symptoms, or it may concern a specific symptom. Symptoms may be signs of disease or injury. They are what a person feels.

Many conditions and diseases have symptoms. A cough can be symptomatic of an upper respiratory infection.

When a person has some symptoms associated with a disease or condition, they are considered symptomatic. When a disease exists without noticeable symptoms, the person is asymptomatic.

References

Taber's Medical Dictionary Online website. www.tabers.com/tabersonline. Accessed March 15, 2023.

  • Symptoms - illustration

    Certain symptoms can usually be linked to certain conditions and diseases. For instance, a cough is a reaction to an infection in the upper respiratory system.

    Symptoms

    illustration

  • Symptoms - illustration

    Certain symptoms can usually be linked to certain conditions and diseases. For instance, a cough is a reaction to an infection in the upper respiratory system.

    Symptoms

    illustration

 

Review Date: 2/2/2023

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