pathognomonic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə thog′nə monik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pa•thog•no•mon•ic  (pə thog′nə monik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathology, Medicine[Med.]characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
  • Greek pathognōmonikós skilled in judging disease. See patho-, gnomon, -ic
  • 1615–25
pa•thog′no•moni•cal•ly, adv. 


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