symptomatology: Meaning and Definition of

symp•tom•a•tol•o•gy

Pronunciation: (simp"tu-mu-tol'u-jē), [key]
— n.
  1. the branch of medical science dealing with symptoms.
  2. the collective symptoms of a patient or disease. Cf.
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