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symptom vs effect

effect vs symptom

symptom and effect both are nouns.

symptom is not a verb while effect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
symptom Yes No No No
effect Yes No Yes No
As nouns, effect is a hyponym of symptom; that is, effect 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
  • effect: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
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, 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, atrophy, 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) effect (noun)
anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence an outward appearance
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (of a law) having legal validity
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
symptom (verb) effect (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
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