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pathognomic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pathog-nom-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related to how emotions are manifested, especially in the face.

Archaic

adj

Indicative of a specific disease, disorder etc.; pathognomonic.

noun

An indication of a specific disease or disorder.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin pathognomicus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παθογνωμικός (pathognōmikós), shortened form of παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós, “pathognomonic”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pathognomic (comparative) most pathognomic (superlative) pathognomics (plural)

Questions

What does pathognomic mean?
Related to how emotions are manifested, especially in the face.
Where does pathognomic come from?
From Latin pathognomicus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παθογνωμικός (pathognōmikós), shortened form of παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós, “pathognomonic”).

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