to be symptomatic of

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• Symptomatic treatment — is any medical therapy of a disease that only affects its symptoms, not its cause, i.e., its etiology. It is usually aimed at reducing the signs and symptoms for the comfort and well being of the patient, but it also may be useful in reducing… …   Wikipedia

• 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]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• symptomatic — [simp΄tə mat′ik] adj. [Fr symptomatique < Gr symptōmatikos, accidental] 1. of or having to do with symptoms 2. that constitutes a symptom, as of a disease; indicative (of) 3. in accordance with symptoms [a symptomatic treatment]… …   English World dictionary

• symptomatic anthrax — n BLACKLEG * * * blackleg …   Medical dictionary

• symptomatic — (adj.) 1690s, from Fr. symptomatique or directly from L.L. symptomaticus, from symptomat , stem of symptoma (see SYMPTOM (Cf. symptom)). Related: Symptomatical (1580s) …   Etymology dictionary

• symptomatic — [adj] indicative associated, characteristic, demonstrative, denotative, denotive, designative, emblematic, evidential, indicating, pointing to, significant, suggestive, symbolic; concept 267 …   New thesaurus

• symptomatic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ acting as a symptom of something. DERIVATIVES symptomatically adverb …   English terms dictionary

• Symptomatic — 1 With symptoms, as a symptomatic infection. 2 Characteristic, as behavior symptomatic of Huntington disease. 3 Directed at the symptoms, as symptomatic treatment. * * * Indicative; relating to or constituting the aggregate of symptoms of a… …   Medical dictionary

• symptomatic — adjective Date: 1698 1. a. being a symptom of a disease b. having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause < symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage > 2. concerned with, affecting, or having symptoms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• symptomatic — symp|to|mat|ic [ ,sımptə mætık ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL showing the existence of a problem or bad situation: symptomatic of: The dispute is symptomatic of tensions that exist within the union. 2. ) MEDICAL showing the symptoms of an illness:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• symptomatic — UK [ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk] / US adjective 1) formal showing the existence of a problem or of a bad situation symptomatic of: The dispute is symptomatic of tensions that exist within the union. 2) showing the symptoms of an illness symptomatic gall… …   English dictionary