'Symptomatic' definitions:

Definition of 'symptomatic'

From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: diagnostic, symptomatic]
adjective
Relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms; "symptomatic relief"; "symptomatic treatment"; "a symptomatic classification of diseases"

Definition of 'Symptomatic'

From: GCIDE
  • Symptomatic \Symp`tom*at"ic\, Symptomatical \Symp`tom*at"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. symptomatique, Gr. ? causal.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence of something else. [1913 Webster]
  • Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. According to symptoms; as, a symptomatical classification of diseases. [1913 Webster] -- {Symp`tom*at"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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