Definitions For Pathognomonic

Adjective

(not comparable) {{examples, See {{w, Pathognomonic Examples, Pathognomonic § Examples}}}} {{label, en, medicine, of a sign or symptom}} specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. : {{ux, en, A tetrad of rash, arthralgia, abdominal pain and kidney disease in a child is pathognomonic for henoch-schönlein purpura.}}

Antonyms

assident nonspecific

Translations

Catalan: patognòmic, patognomònic German: pathognomonisch Greek: παθογνωμονικός, m Italian: patognomonico Spanish: patognomónico

Etymology

From {{derived, en, grc, παθογνωμονικός, gloss=skilled in diagnosis}}, from {{affix, grc, πάθος, γνωμονικός, t1=misfortune, t2=fit to judge of, nocat=1}}.