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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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