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symptom

Any change or manifestation in the body suggestive of disease as perceived by the sufferer. Symptoms are subjective phenomena. In strict usage, symptoms are events or changes reported by the patient; signs are noted by the doctor during the patient's examination.



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Angina , typically chest pain, is a common presenting symptom among patients with coronary artery disease, caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and oxygen demand.
A 2006 study in rural South Wales (UK) reported that "most adults with coeliac disease have a sub clinical form of the disease and iron deficiency anaemia may be its sole presenting symptom.
Angina pectoris, typically chest pain, is a common presenting symptom among patients with coronary artery disease, caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and oxygen demand.
 
 
 
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