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Definition of "pathognomonic" [pa•thog•no•mon•ic]

  • Characteristic or symptomatic of a particular disease or condition. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pathognomonic" in a sentence
  • "Descriptions of this virus is pathognomonic, or diagnostic, of a virus that came from Robertsons circle of friends, Dr. Horowitz charges."
  • "Mutism and stupor, although characteristic of catatonia, are not pathognomonic."
  • "There are no laboratory findings pathognomonic of schizophrenia, although schizophrenics show abnormalities on several laboratory tests."
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