Read the dictionary definition of symptomatic. All definitions for this word.
1. characteristic or indicative of a disease
1. a diagnostic sign of yellow fever
2. a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever
3. symptomatic of insanity
4. a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown
2. relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
1. symptomatic relief
2. symptomatic treatment
3. a symptomatic classification of diseases