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symptom
noun
Definition
A physical or mental feature indicating a condition of disease, observed by the patient.
In a sentence
“Many people with the virus remained asymptomatic, making it difficult to track its spread.”
Synonyms
signindicationmanifestation
Common collocations
- present symptoms
- symptom relief
- symptom management
- common symptoms
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chronic
adjective
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