Symptomatology

Origin

Ancient Greek symptom + -logy: compare French symptomatologie.

Full definition of symptomatology

Noun

1. (uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases.
• 2012, James Le Fanu, ‘Bitter Pills to Swallow’, Literary Review, issue 399:Big Pharma has redefined the symptomatology of medical conditions in such a way as to expand enormously the market for its drugs.
2. (countable) All the symptoms of a particular disease.