síntoma
symptom
noun SEEN-toh-mah Less Common
Origin: From Greek symptoma (occurrence, accident), from sympiptein (to fall together).
Usage Note
Síntoma is masculine despite ending in -a, a pattern shared by many medical/Greek-derived words (el problema, el tema, el programa). Síntoma is used both for medical symptoms and for figurative signs of a problem (un síntoma de la crisis). The plural síntomas is regular.
Examples
"La fiebre es un síntoma habitual de la gripe."
Natural Translation
Fever is a common symptom of the flu.
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