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pa•thog•no•mon•ic
(pə thog′nə mon′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
pa•thog′no•mon′i•cal•ly, adv.
- 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