Symptom

simp′tum, n. that which attends and indicates the existence of something else, not as a cause, but as a constant effect: ( med. ) that which indicates disease.— adjs. Symptom at′ic , -al , pertaining to symptoms: indicating the existence of something else: ( med. ) proceeding from some prior disorder.— adv. Symptom at′ically .— n. Symptomatol′ogy , the sum of knowledge concerning symptoms. [Gr. symptōma — syn , with, piptein , to fall.]