Category:Symptomatology

Symp`tom*a*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [gr. -logy: cf. F. symptomatologie.] (med.)

Defn: the doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine Which treats of the symptoms of diseases; semeiology.

Note: it includes diagnosis, or the determination of the disease from Its symptoms; and prognosis, or the determination of its probable Course and event.