Symptomatology
[simp-tuh-muh-tol-uh-jee] /ˌsɪmp tə məˈtɒl ə dʒi/
noun
1.
the branch of medical science dealing with symptoms.
2.
the collective symptoms of a patient or disease.
symptomatology
/ˌsɪmptəməˈtɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the branch of medicine concerned with the study and classification of the symptoms of disease
symptomatology symp·to·ma·tol·o·gy (sĭm’tə-mə-tŏl’ə-jē, sĭmp’-)
n.
The medical science of symptoms.
The combined symptoms of a disease.
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adjective 1. having or showing no symptoms.