Symptomatology
Pronunciation : Symp`tom*a*tol"o*gy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. -logy: cf. F. symptomatologie.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases; semeiology.
Note: It includes diagnosis, or the determination of the disease from its symptoms; and prognosis, or the determination of its probable course and event.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913