objective symptom

symptom /symp·tom/ (simp´tom) any subjective evidence of disease or of a patient's condition, i.e., such evidence as perceived by the patient; a change in a patient's condition indicative of some bodily or mental state.

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objective symptom  one that is evident to the observer; see sign.

presenting symptom  the symptom or group of symptoms about which the patient complains or from which he seeks relief.

subjective symptom  one perceptible only to the patient.

withdrawal symptoms  substance withdrawal.

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objective symptom

n.

A symptom evident to the observer; a sign.

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objective symptom

Etymology: L, objectum, something cast before; Gk, symptoma, that which happens

a symptom accompanied by signs that tend to confirm the patient's physical complaint and enable the examining physician, nurse, or other health care provider to deduce the cause.