Meanings
- not comparablemedicinespecifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.
A tetrad of rash, arthralgia, abdominal pain and kidney disease in a child is pathognomonic for Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
1 more example
high involvement in internet-related behaviors is likely not pathognomonic for addiction and may stem from comorbid disorders (e.g., mood disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder).
2024 May 30, Germano Vera Cruz, Elias Aboujaoude, Magdalena Liberacka-Dwojak, Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska, Lucien Rochat, Riaz Khan, Yasser Khazaal, “How much online pornography is too much? A comparison of two theoretically distinct assessment scales”, in Archives of Public Health, volume 82, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekπαθογνωμονικός“skilled in diagnosis”
- Englishpathognomonic
From Ancient Greek παθογνωμονικός (pathognōmonikós, “skilled in diagnosis”), from πάθος (páthos, “misfortune”) + γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “fit to judge of”).
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Catalan patognòmic, patognomònic
- patognòmicBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
- patognomònicBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
Finnish patognomoninen
- patognomoninenBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
French pathognomonique
- pathognomoniqueBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
German pathognomonisch
- pathognomonischBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
Greek παθογνωμονικός
- παθογνωμονικός (pathognomonikós)Beyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
Italian patognomonico
- patognomonicoBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
Spanish patognomónico
- patognomónicoBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
Swedish patognomon, patognomonisk
- patognomonBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
- patognomoniskBeyond any doubt diagnostic for a particular disease
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pathognomonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathognomonic
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