pathognomonic

pa·thog·no·mon·ic

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puh-thog-nuh-mon-ik]
- /pəˌθɒg nəˈmɒn ɪk/
- /pˌaθəɡnəmˈɒnɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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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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