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Synonyms
symp·tom (sĭḿtəm, sĭmṕ-)

[Middle English sinthoma, symptom of a disease, from Medieval Latin sinthōma, from Late Latin symptōma, from Greek sumptōma, sumptōmat-, a happening, symptom of a disease, from sumpiptein, sumptō-, to coincide, sun-, syn-, + piptein, to fall.]

noun 

  1. A characteristic sign or indication of the existence of something else: “The affair is a symptom of a global marital disturbance; it is not the disturbance itself” (Maggie Scarf) See synonyms at sign
  2. A sign or an indication of disorder or disease, especially when experienced by an individual as a change from normal function, sensation, or appearance.

derivatives

symṕtom·less
adjective