pathognomy

pathognomy
Rarely used term for diagnosis by means of a study of the typical symptoms of a disease, or of the subjective sensations of the patient. [patho- + G. gnome, a mark, a sign]

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path·og·no·my (pə-thogґnə-me) [patho- + Gr. gnōmē a means of knowing] the science of the signs and symptoms of disease.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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