Symptomatic

/ˌsɪmtəˈmætɪk/ adjective

Definition

Showing or indicating signs of a disease, problem, or condition; being a symptom of something.

Etymology

From Greek 'symptoma' meaning 'a happening together,' from 'sym-' (together) and 'piptein' (to fall). The suffix '-atic' makes it an adjective describing something that serves as a symptom or sign.

Kelly Says

A symptom is something 'falling together'—it's what happens when your body parts experience a disease simultaneously, like a fever and cough appearing together as signs of flu!

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