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Symptom vs Diagnose - What's the difference?

symptom | diagnose |

As nouns the difference between symptom and diagnose

is that symptom is symptom, sign while diagnose is diagnosis.

symptom

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.
  • A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

    • Synonyms

    * indication * manifestation * sign, signal * See also

    Antonyms

    * Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause

    Derived terms

    * symptomatology * symptomless

    Related terms

    * asymptomatic * asymptote * symptomatic

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    diagnose

    English

    Verb

    (diagnos)
  • (medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.

    • Anagrams

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