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symptom vs atrophy

atrophy vs symptom

symptom and atrophy both are nouns.

symptom is not a verb while atrophy is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
symptom Yes No No No
atrophy Yes No Yes No
As nouns, atrophy is a hyponym of symptom; that is, atrophy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than symptom:
  • symptom: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
  • atrophy: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
Other hyponyms of symptom include crepitation rale, hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia, alkalinuria, alkaluria, eosinopenia, haemoglobinemia, hemoglobinemia, haemoptysis, hemoptysis, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia, albuminuria, proteinuria, aminoaciduria, ammoniuria, Jacquemier's sign, Kayser-Fleischer ring, keratomalacia, Kernig's sign, acetonemia, ketonemia, ketosis, Koplik's spots, glycosuria, lymphuria, monocytosis, thrombocytosis, ochronosis, hypercalcaemia, hypercalcemia, hypocalcaemia, hypocalcemia, hypercalcinuria, hypercalciuria, hypercholesteremia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperkalemia, hypokalemia, kaliuresis, kaluresis, natriuresis, hypoproteinemia, hypernatremia, hyponatremia, hypersplenism, acetonuria, ketoaciduria, ketonuria, amenia, amenorrhea, amenorrhoea, aura, chloasma, mask of pregnancy, melasma, clubbing, cyanosis, diuresis, prodroma, prodrome, syndrome, effect, abscess, purulence, purulency, exophthalmos, festination, furring, haematuria, hematuria, haemoglobinuria, hemoglobinuria, haemosiderosis, hemosiderosis, nebula, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, lump, puffiness, swelling, bubo, palsy, pyuria, hyperglycaemia, hyperglycemia, hypoglycaemia, hypoglycemia, icterus, jaundice, congestion, eruption, numbness, hurting, pain, paraesthesia, paresthesia, haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid, piles, postnasal drip, cardiomegaly, enlarged heart, megacardia, megalocardia, cardiac murmur, heart murmur, murmur, palpitation, heartburn, pyrosis, flush, hot flash, dyspepsia, indigestion, stomach upset, upset stomach, inflammation, redness, rubor, chill, shivering, ague, chills and fever, cough, coughing, hiccough, hiccup, singultus, meningism, nausea, sickness, cramp, muscle spasm, spasm, cicatrice, cicatrix, scar, hardening, floater, musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots, febricity, febrility, fever, feverishness, pyrexia, wasting, wasting away, apnea, dyspnea, dyspnoea, constipation, irregularity, diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels, dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo, anaemia, anemia, wheeziness, withdrawal symptom, hydrophobia, areflexia, myoglobinuria, oliguria, eosinophilia, rhinorrhea, steatorrhea, stridor, tinnitus, uratemia, uraturia, uricaciduria.
symptom (noun) atrophy (noun)
anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
symptom (verb) atrophy (verb)
undergo atrophy
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