syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-

1. A malformation in which the legs or lower extremities are united.
2. A condition characterized by the union of the feet.

A convivial meeting for drinking, music, and intellectual discussion among the ancient Greeks; now, a meeting or conference for the discussion of a topic or special subject.

A participant in a symposium (a formal meeting held for the discussion of a subject, during which individual speakers may make presentations).

1. A characteristic sign or indication of the existence of something else.
2. A sign or an indication of disorder or disease, especially when experienced by an individual as a change from normal function, sensation, or appearance.
3. Etymology: from about 1541, earlier sinthoma (1398), from Medieval Latin (c.700-c.1500) sinthoma, "symptom of a disease"; from Late Latin (c.300-c.700) symptoma, from Greek symptoma (genitive symptomatos), "a happening, an accident, a disease"; from the stem of sympiptein, "to befall"; from syn-, "together" + piptein, "to fall". Spelling was altered in English by Middle French (c.1400-c.1600) and Late Latin forms.

1. Pertaining to or of the nature of a symptom.
2. Indicative (of a particular disease or disorder).
3. Exhibiting the symptoms of a particular disease but having a different cause.
4. Directed at the allying of symptoms, as a symptomatic treatment.

1. Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence of something else: "He was symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper."
2. According to symptoms; such as, a symptomatical classification of diseases.

1. The study of the relationships between symptoms and diseases.
2. The set of symptoms that are associated with a disease or that affect a patient.
3. The branch of medical science dealing with symptoms.
4. The collective symptoms of a patient or disease.

1. Causing the disappearance of symptoms.
2. Serving to eradicate, or removing, symptoms.