complaint

com·plaint

(kom-plānt'),

A disorder, disease, or symptom, or the description of it.

[O.Fr. complainte, fr. L. complango, to lament]

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complaint

(kəm-plānt′)

n.

a. A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or ailment.

b. The symptom or distress about which a patient seeks medical assistance.

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A symptom of which a person is aware or which causes discomfort, generally described from a patient’s perspective—e.g., loss of weight, crushing chest pain, fever of unknown origin (FUO)—and which is often the principal reason for seeking medical attention; in the working parlance in the US, complaints are divided into chief—major—complaints and minor complaints

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complaint

A Sx of which a person is aware or which causes discomfort, generally described from a Pt's perspective–eg, loss of weight, crushing chest pain, FUO, and is often the principal reason for seeking medical attention; in the working parlance in the US, complaints are divided into chief–major complaints and minor complaints. See Chief complaint, Minor complaint.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

com·plaint

(kŏm-plānt')

A disorder, disease, or symptom, or the description of it.

[O.Fr. complainte, fr. L. complango, to lament]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

com·plaint

(kŏm-plānt')

A disorder, disease, or symptom, or the description of it.

[O.Fr. complainte, fr. L. complango, to lament]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012