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Collocations for symptom - noun

ADJECTIVE

characteristic, classic, common, typical
clinical
minor, secondary
acute, chronic
intermittent, recurrent
distressing, negative, serious, severe, unpleasant
mild
visible, visual
These virus infections display obvious visual symptoms.
physical, physiological
the physical symptoms that are the result of stress
withdrawal
abdominal, respiratory, urinary
allergic, allergy, asthma, asthmatic, flu, flu-like, menopausal
behavioural/behavioral, mental, psychiatric, psychological, psychosomatic
depressive, neurotic, schizophrenic, stress

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VERB + symptom

display, exhibit, experience, have, present with (medical), show, suffer, suffer from
She had all the classic symptoms of the disorder.
The patient was admitted presenting with flu-like symptoms.
describe, report
Can you describe your symptoms?
develop, get
Not all carriers of the disease develop symptoms.
bring about, bring on, cause, produce
aggravate, exacerbate
Cigarettes can aggravate the symptoms of a cold.
ignore
He had been ignoring the symptoms for years.
detect, diagnose, identify, interpret, recognize
Nurses are taught how to identify and treat the symptoms of poisoning.
alleviate, control, ease, improve, reduce, relieve, suppress, treat
be free from

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symptom + VERB

appear, arise, develop, occur
persist, recur
If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.
worsen
improve
If symptoms do not improve after a week, see your doctor.
disappear

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PHRASES

the onset of symptoms
40% of patients were treated within three hours of the onset of symptoms.

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