symptom

(simp’tum) [L. symp’tom a; Gr. σύμτ- twa). Any evidence of disease or of a patient’s condition; a change in a patient's condition indicative of some bodily or mental state. See also sign. abstinence s’s, symptoms of excitement, collapse, etc., consequent on the sudden removal of a customary stimulant. acce ory §8., a ident s., any symptom not pathognomonic. ’s s. τ In disturbances of equi- librium of the vestibular apparatus the direction of the fall is influenced by changing the position of the patient’s head. 2. If the normal ear is irrigated with hot water (110°-120° F.), a rotary nystagmus is developed toward the side of the irngated ear; if the ear is irrigated wich cold water, a Totary nystagmus is developed away from the irrigated side. There is no nystagmus if the labyrinth is diseased. Called also caloric test. Béhier- Hardy 8., aphonia occurring as an early symptom of pulmonary gangrene. Be dt’s 8s. See under sign. -Biernacki’s s. See under sign. Bolognini’s 5., a sensation of crepitation felt on gradually increasing pre ure on the abdomen in measles. Brauch-Romberg 8. See under sign. Burgh art’s s., fine rales over the anterior inferior edge of the lung: an early sign of pulmonary tuberculosis. characteristic 8., a homeopathic term for a symptom characteristic of any drug. Colliver’s s., a peculiar twitching. tremulous, or convulsive movement of the limbs, face, jaw, and sometimes of the entire body, seen in the pre paralytic stage of poliomyelitis. complex of s’s, a set of symptoms which occur together; the sum of signs of any morbid state; a syndrome. See syndrome. concomitant 8., a symptom not e ential to a disease, but which may have an acce ory value in its diagnosis. consecutive s., is the seat of the disease proper. Trendelenburg’s s., a waddling gait due to paralysis of the luteal muscles. Weber's s. See under sigs. ernicke’s s. See under sisn. Westphal’s 8., absence of the knee-jerk in tabes dorsal is.