Pathognomonic vs Pathognomonics - What's the difference?
pathognomonic | pathognomonics |
Diagnostic beyond any doubt for a particular disease.
The study of characteristic indications (pathognomonic signs) of particular diseases.
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As an adjective pathognomonic
is diagnostic beyond any doubt for a particular disease.As a noun pathognomonics is
the study of characteristic indications (pathognomonic signs) of particular diseases.pathognomonic
English
(wikipedia pathognomonic)Adjective
- A tetrade of rash, arthralgia, abdominal pain and kidney disease in a child is pathognomonic for .