pathognomic

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

pathognomic (comparative more pathognomic, superlative most pathognomic)

1. (now rare) Related to how emotions are manifested, especially in the face. [from 17th c.]
2. (medicine) Indicative of a specific disease, disorder etc.; pathognomonic. [from 17th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 334:

     In 1859, Alfred Garrod (1819–1907) devised a simple chemical test pathognomic for gout.

Noun

pathognomic (plural pathognomics)

1. (medicine, obsolete) An indication of a specific disease or disorder. [17th–19th c.]