Symptom

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  • A symptom is a subjective complaint experienced and reported by the patient (e.g., pain, nausea, dyspnea).
  • In contrast, a sign is an objective finding observed or measured by the clinician (e.g., fever, rash, hypotension).
  • A set of several symptoms that occur frequently or regularly in a certain disease is referred to as a syndrome.

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  • NEČAS, Emanuel. Obecná patologická fyziologie. 2. edition. Praha : Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2007. Chapter 377. ISBN 978-80-246-1291-1.


  • MERRIAM-WEBSTER. Symptom [online]. Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. [cited 18/12/2025]. Available from: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symptom