Nomen

die Symptome

symptoms

Welche Symptome haben Sie?

What symptoms do you have?

Fieber ist ein typisches Symptom für die Krankheit.

Fever is a typical symptom of the illness.

to have symptoms ((of sth.)) to have symptoms ((of sth.)) He has the typical symptoms of the flu.

to show symptoms to show symptoms The patient no longer shows any symptoms.

sign, indication, manifestation

From Greek 'symptōma' (a happening, accident), from 'syn-' (together) + 'piptein' (to fall). Things that 'fall together' with an illness.

It's a cognate with the English 'symptom'. Think of a 'symphony' of bodily signs that indicate an illness.

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