symptomatology

noun

symp·​tom·​atol·​o·​gy ˌsim(p)-tə-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
1
: the symptom complex of a disease
2
: a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases
symptomatological
ˌsim(p)-tə-ˌma-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
adjective
or symptomatologic
ˌsim(p)-tə-ˌma-tə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
symptomatologically
ˌsim(p)-tə-ˌma-tə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
adverb

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Use of photo filters is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology among adolescents and young adults Sleep Health. — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024 Associations between muscle dysmorphia symptomatology and sleep duration and difficulty in the Canadian Study of Adolescent Health Behaviors National Library of Medicine. — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of symptomatology was in 1798

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symptomatology

noun
symp·​tom·​atol·​o·​gy ˌsim(p)-tə-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
plural symptomatologies
1
: symptom complex
2
: a branch of medical science concerned with symptoms of diseases
symptomatological
-ˌmat-ᵊl-ˈäj-i-kəl How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
adjective
or symptomatologic
-ˈäj-ik How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
symptomatologically
-i-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce symptomatology (audio)
adverb
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