pathognomonic C2 Topic:Health & Medicine Also spelled pathognomic US /ˌpæθəɡnoʊˈmɑnɪk/ UK /ˌpæθəɡnəʊˈmɒnɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #263602 Meanings 1 adj so specifically characteristic of a disease or condition that it can establish the diagnosis The finding is highly suggestive but not pathognomonic of the disorder. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · so specifically... diagnosticcharacteristic ↔ Opposites nonspecific Word family Derived forms pathognomonically Related forms diagnosissymptom Etymology From Ancient Greek pathognomonikos ("skilled in diagnosis"), from pathos ("suffering, disease") + gnomonikos ("able to judge"). Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pathognomonic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌpæθəɡnoʊˈmɑnɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpæθəɡnəʊˈmɒnɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 263602 ## Meanings 1. so specifically characteristic of a disease or condition that it can establish the diagnosis ## Examples - The finding is highly suggestive but not pathognomonic of the disorder. ## Synonyms - diagnostic - characteristic ## Antonyms - nonspecific ## Derived Forms - pathognomonically ## Related Forms - diagnosis - symptom ## Etymology From Ancient Greek pathognomonikos ("skilled in diagnosis"), from pathos ("suffering, disease") + gnomonikos ("able to judge"). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown