symptom
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While Tourette syndrome has many complex symptoms, “I Swear” focuses largely on coprolalia, a symptom affecting approximately 10% of individuals with Tourette’s and manifests in the involuntary use of obscene language.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
She had suffered a similar mid-race seizure there but, because epilepsy is difficult to diagnose and seizures are often the only symptom, subsequent medical tests were unable to identify the cause.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
They aim for symptom control rather than a cure.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Though he tarnished royal prestige, many believe his infiltration of the czar’s inner circle was a mere symptom of a broader moral breakdown in which organized religion faltered and extreme views proliferated across Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A classic symptom of hepatitis, he thought: revulsion at foods you love.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing symptom
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