"symptomatic" in the adjective sense
1. diagnostic, symptomatic
characteristic or indicative of a disease
"a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"
"a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"
"symptomatic of insanity"
"a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
2. symptomatic
relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
"symptomatic relief"
"symptomatic treatment"
"a symptomatic classification of diseases"
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