Cardinal symptom
cardinal symptom
cardinal symptom n.
The primary or major symptom by which a diagnosis is made.
Historical Examples
Here, indeed, lies properly the cardinal symptom of the whole wide-spread malady.
The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle
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