Latvian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, a happening, accident, symptom of disease), probably via some other European language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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simptoms m (1st declension)

  1. (medicine) symptom (an external sign of a disease or abnormal process)
    slimības simptomssymptom of disease
    sirds slimību simptomsheart disease symptom
    saindēšanās simptomisymptoms of poisoning
    daudzu slimību simptoms ir sāpespain is a symptom of many diseases
  2. (in general) symptom, sign (something characteristic of a situation or phenomenon)
    tuvojošās krīzes simptomsa symptom of the approaching crisis

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