study of symptoms of illness
The study of symptoms of disease and signs of pathogens for the purpose of diagnosis. 
General description of all of the signs and symptoms of exposure to a toxicant Note: Signs are the overt (observable) responses associated with exposure (such...
• (n.) The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases; semeiology.
1. that branch of medicine with treats of symptoms; the systematic discussion of symptoms. 2. the combined symptoms of a disease.
1. <study> That branch of medicine with treats of symptoms, the systematic discussion of symptoms. ... 2. The combined symptoms of a disease. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(simp″tә-mә-tol´ә-je) the branch of medicine dealing with symptoms. the combined symptoms of a disease.
The study of symptoms of disease and signs of pathogen throughout the plant.
Symp`tom·a·tol'o·gy noun [ Greek ..., ..., symptom + -logy : confer French symptomatologie .] (Medicine) The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases; semeiology. » It includes diagnosis , or the determinati...
Type: Term Pronunciation: simp′tŏm-ă-tol′ŏ-jē Definitions: 1. The science of the symptoms of disease, their production, and the indications they furnish. 2. The aggregate of symptoms of a disease.
symptomatology 1. The study of the relationships between symptoms and diseases. 2. The set of symptoms that are associated with a disease or that affect a patient. 3. The branch of medical science dealing with symptoms. 4. The collective symptoms of a patient or disease.
the branch of medical science dealing with symptoms. · the collective symptoms of a patient or disease. Cf.