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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pa·tho·gno·mon·ic
 \\ˌpa-thə(g)-nō-ˈmä-nik\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Greek pathognōmonikos, from path- + gnōmonikos fit to judge, from gnōmōn interpreter; akin to Greek gignōskein to know — more at 
know
 DATE  1625
: distinctively characteristic of a particular disease
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
path·og·no·mon·ic
\|pathə̇(g)nə|mänik\ adjective
also path·og·no·mon·i·cal \-nə̇kəl\
Etymology: Greek pathognōmonikos indicating a particular disease, from patho- path- + gnōmonikos fit to judge, from gnōmon-, gnōmōn one that knows or discerns, interpreter + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at 
gnomon
: specially, distinctively, or decisively characteristic of a particular disease
 < a pathognomonic symptom >
• path·og·no·mon·i·cal·ly \-nə̇k(ə)lē\ adverb

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