symptomatic meaning

UK US /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/ 4 syllables

symptomatic (adjective): characteristic or indicative of a disease.

symptomatic has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

symptomatic as an adjective

  1. characteristic or indicative of a disease
    • a diagnostic sign of yellow fever
    • a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever
    • symptomatic of insanity
    • a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown

    Synonyms: diagnostic

    Similar: characteristic

    Related forms: symptom

  2. relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
    • symptomatic relief
    • symptomatic treatment
    • a symptomatic classification of diseases

    Related forms: symptom

symptomatic in a sentence

How to pronounce symptomatic

symptomatic is pronounced /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with symptomatic

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SY · words ending in IC · 11-letter words

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