symptom

/ˈsim(p)-təm/

Late Latin symptomat-, symptoma, from Greek symptōmat-, symptōma happening, attribute, symptom, from sympiptein to happen, from syn- + piptein to fall

noun

  1. subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance; broadly : something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder

  2. an evident reaction by a plant to a pathogen

  3. something that indicates the existence of something else

sign mark token note symptom mean a discernible indication of what is not itself directly perceptible. sign applies to any indication to be perceived by the senses or the reason. mark suggests something impressed on or inherently characteristic of a thing often in contrast to general outward appearance.

noun

  1. a group of symptoms (such as facial flushing, palpitations, headache, sweating, and numbness or burning in or around the mouth) held to affect susceptible persons eating food heavily seasoned with monosodium glutamate

noun

  1. a disorder characterized by a heightened awareness of various physical bodily sensations or symptoms accompanied by the tendency to interpret these sensations and symptoms as indicative of medical illness; specifically : the manifestation of one or more physical bodily sensations, symptoms, or complaints (such as pain, fatigue, or shortness of breath) that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition and that causes excessive concern, distress, anxiety, preoccupation, and impairment