pathognomonic
adjUK /ˌpaθəɡnə(ʊ)ˈmɒnɪk/ · US /ˌpæθəɡnoʊˈmɑːnɪk/
Etymology From Ancient Greek παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós, “skilled in diagnosis”), from πάθος (páthos, “misfortune”) + γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “fit to judge of”).
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Medicine, Sciences Of a sign or symptom specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.
- A tetrad of rash, arthralgia, abdominal pain and kidney disease in a child is pathognomonic for Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
- high involvement in internet-related behaviors is likely not pathognomonic for addiction and may stem from comorbid disorders (e.g., mood disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder).2024 May 30, Germano Vera Cruz, Elias Aboujaoude, Magdalena Liberacka-Dwojak, Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska, Lucien Rochat, Riaz Khan, Yasser Khazaal, “How much online pornography is too much? A comparison of two theoretically distinct assessment scales”, in Archives of Public Health, volume 82, →DOI:
- Antonyms
- assident, nonspecific
- Derived terms
- nonpathognomonic, pathognomonically