The term symptom (from the
Greek meaning 'chance', 'mishap' or 'casualty', itself derived from συμπιπτω meaning 'to fall upon' or 'to happen to') has two similar meanings in the context of physical and
mental health:Strictly, a symptom is a sensation or change in health function experienced by a patient. Thus, symptoms may be loosely classified as
strong,
mild or
weak. In this, medically correct, sense of the word, it is a
subjective report, as opposed to a sign, which is
objective evidence of the presence of a
disease or disorder. Examples of symptoms are
fatigue/
tiredness,
pain, or
nausea. In contrast,
elevated blood pressure, or abnormal appearance of the
retina, would be a
medical sign indicating the nature of the disease.A symptom may loosely be said to be a physical condition which indicates a particular illness or disorder (e.g. Longman, 1995). An example of a symptom in this sense of the word would be a
rash. However, correctly speaking, this is known as a
sign, as would any indication detectable by a person other than the sufferer without verbal information from the
patient.
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