distinctively characteristic of a paritcular disease or condition[close window

A sign or symptom specifically distinctive of a disease.

specific characteristics of a disease.

Characteristic or indicative of a disease, denoting especially one or more typical symptoms.

Specifically distinctive or characteristic of a disease.

Characteristic of a disease; denotes a factor distinguishing it from other diseases.

A symptom or sign that is found in only one disease or disorder, and in no other.

Indicative of a disease, esp. its characteristic symptoms.

Pathognomonic (often misspelled as pathognomic) is an adjective of Greek origin (παθογνωμονικό [σύμπτωμα]), often used in medicine, which means diagnostic for a particular disease. A pathognomonic sign is a particular sign whose presence means, beyond any doubt, that a particular disease is present. It is derived from the Greek páthos (πάθος, disease) and gnōmon (γνώμον, "judge").