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- [puh-thog-nuh-mon-ik]
- /pəˌθɒg nəˈmɒn ɪk/
- /pˌaθəɡnəmˈɒnɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-thog-nuh-mon-ik]
- /pəˌθɒg nəˈmɒn ɪk/
Definitions of pathognomonic word
- adjective pathognomonic Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia. 1
- adjective pathognomonic characteristic or indicative of a particular disease 0
- adjective pathognomonic indicating or typical of a particular disease 0
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Origin of pathognomonic
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25, pathognomonic is from the Greek word pathognōmonikós skilled in judging disease. See patho-, gnomon, -ic
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Parts of speech for Pathognomonic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pathognomonic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pathognomonic usage trend in Literature
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