Hypernyms for "symptom"

More general terms or categories

abscess acetonemia acetonuria ague albuminuria alkalinuria alkaluria amenia amenorrhea amenorrhoea aminoaciduria ammoniuria anaemia anemia apnea areflexia atrophy aura bubo cardiac murmur cardiomegaly chill chills and fever chloasma cicatrice cicatrix clubbing congestion constipation cough coughing cramp crepitation rale cyanosis diarrhea diarrhoea diuresis dizziness dyspepsia dyspnea dyspnoea effect enlarged heart eosinopenia eosinophilia eruption exophthalmos febricity febrility festination fever feverishness floater flush furring giddiness glycosuria haematuria haemoglobinemia haemoglobinuria haemoptysis haemosiderosis hardening heart murmur heartburn hematuria hemoglobinemia hemoglobinuria hemoptysis hemosiderosis hiccough hiccup hot flash hurting hydrophobia hypercalcaemia hypercalcemia hypercalcinuria hypercalciuria hypercholesteremia hypercholesterolemia hyperglycaemia hyperglycemia hyperkalemia hyperlipaemia hyperlipemia hyperlipidaemia hyperlipidemia hyperlipoidaemia hyperlipoidemia hypermenorrhea hypernatremia hypersplenism hypocalcaemia hypocalcemia hypoglycaemia hypoglycemia hypokalemia hyponatremia hypoproteinemia icterus indigestion inflammation irregularity Jacquemier''s sign jaundice kaliuresis kaluresis Kayser-Fleischer ring keratomalacia Kernig''s sign ketoaciduria ketonemia ketonuria ketosis Koplik''s spots lightheadedness lipaemia lipemia lipidaemia lipidemia lipoidaemia lipoidemia looseness looseness of the bowels lump lymphuria mask of pregnancy megacardia megalocardia melasma meningism menorrhagia monocytosis murmur musca volitans muscae volitantes muscle spasm myoglobinuria natriuresis nausea nebula numbness ochronosis oliguria pain palpitation palsy paraesthesia paresthesia postnasal drip prodroma prodrome proteinuria puffiness purulence purulency pyrexia pyrosis pyuria redness rhinorrhea rubor scar shivering sickness singultus sneeze sneezing spasm spots steatorrhea sternutation stomach upset stridor swelling syndrome thrombocytosis tinnitus upset stomach uratemia uraturia uricaciduria vertigo wasting wasting away wheeziness withdrawal symptom
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.