Vi fant 4 definisjoner av symptom på engelsk.
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| symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | ||
| evidence, grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" | ||
| disease an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | ||
| medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" | ||
| crepitation rale the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure | ||
| hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged | ||
| alkalinuria, alkaluria a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline | ||
| eosinopenia a decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood | ||
| haemoglobinemia, hemoglobinemia presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | ||
| haemoptysis, hemoptysis coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs | ||
| hyperlipaemia, lipoidaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipemia, lipaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipemia, lipoidemia presence of excess lipids in the blood | ||
| albuminuria, proteinuria the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | ||
| aminoaciduria abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects | ||
| ammoniuria excessive ammonia in the urine | ||
| jacquemier's sign a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy | ||
| kayser-fleischer ring a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease | ||
| keratomalacia softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue | ||
| kernig's sign symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings | ||
| acetonemia, ketonemia, ketosis an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | ||
| koplik's spots small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that appears one or two days before the measles rash appears | ||
| glycosuria the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine | ||
| lymphuria the presence of lymph in the urine | ||
| monocytosis increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia | ||
| thrombocytosis increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form; associated with many neoplasms and chronic infections and other diseases | ||
| ochronosis an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning | ||
| hypercalcaemia, hypercalcemia the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | ||
| hypocalcaemia, hypocalcemia abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency | ||
| hypercalcinuria, hypercalciuria the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | ||
| hypercholesteremia, hypercholesterolemia the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis | ||
| hyperkalemia higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs | ||
| hypokalemia abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics | ||
| kaliuresis, kaluresis the presence of excess potassium in the urine | ||
| natriuresis the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine | ||
| hypoproteinemia abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders | ||
| hypernatremia excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus | ||
| hyponatremia abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration | ||
| hypersplenism enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders | ||
| acetonuria, ketoaciduria, ketonuria excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation | ||
| amenia, amenorrhea, amenorrhoea absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow | ||
| aura an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | ||
| chloasma, mask of pregnancy, melasma a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives | ||
| clubbing a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease | ||
| cyanosis a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning) | ||
| diuresis increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus | ||
| prodroma, prodrome an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur | ||
| syndrome a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings" | ||
| effect (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" | ||
| abscess symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue | ||
| purulency, purulence symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) | ||
| exophthalmos protrusion of the eyeball from the socket | ||
| festination involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease) | ||
| furring a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue | ||
| haematuria, hematuria the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease | ||
| haemoglobinuria, hemoglobinuria presence of hemoglobin in the urine | ||
| haemosiderosis, hemosiderosis abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis | ||
| nebula (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea | ||
| sneeze, sneezing, sternutation a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose | ||
| puffiness, swelling, lump an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement | ||
| bubo a genus of Strigidae | ||
| palsy a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor | ||
| pyuria presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection | ||
| hyperglycaemia, hyperglycemia abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes | ||
| hypoglycaemia, hypoglycemia abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet | ||
| icterus, jaundice type genus of the Icteridae | ||
| congestion excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" | ||
| eruption the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum | ||
| numbness partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction | ||
| hurting, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" | ||
| paraesthesia, paresthesia abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | ||
| postnasal drip chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx | ||
| cardiomegaly, enlarged heart, megacardia, megalocardia an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" | ||
| cardiac murmur, heart murmur, murmur an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves | ||
| palpitation a rapid and irregular heart beat | ||
| heartburn, pyrosis a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder | ||
| hot flash, flush sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) | ||
| dyspepsia, indigestion, stomach upset, upset stomach a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | ||
| rubor, redness, inflammation arousal to violent emotion | ||
| shivering, chill coldness due to a cold environment | ||
| chills and fever, ague a fit of shivering or shaking | ||
| cough, coughing a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis | ||
| hiccough, hiccup, singultus (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" | ||
| meningism symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges | ||
| nausea, sickness disgust so strong it makes you feel sick | ||
| muscle spasm, spasm, cramp (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | ||
| cicatrice, cicatrix, scar a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue | ||
| hardening the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) | ||
| musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots, floater spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision" | ||
| febricity, febrility, feverishness, pyrexia, fever intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment" | ||
| wasting away, atrophy, wasting any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | ||
| apnea transient cessation of respiration | ||
| dyspnea, dyspnoea difficult or labored respiration | ||
| constipation, irregularity irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis | ||
| diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor | ||
| dizziness, vertigo, giddiness, lightheadedness a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall | ||
| anaemia, anemia genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America | ||
| wheeziness presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis) | ||
| withdrawal symptom any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug | ||
| hydrophobia a morbid fear of water | ||
| areflexia absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage | ||
| myoglobinuria the presence of myoglobin in the urine | ||
| oliguria production of an abnormally small amount of urine | ||
| eosinophilia a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood | ||
| rhinorrhea persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) | ||
| steatorrhea the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome | ||
| stridor a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx | ||
| tinnitus a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease | ||
| uratemia presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood; symptom of gout | ||
| uraturia presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout | ||
| symptom - anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence | ||
| indicant, indication something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" | ||
