Question

What's the difference between sign and symptom?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Symptoms: subjective changes not observable from outside
Signs: measurable observable changes

Answer 3

Touching up on what the previous OS studier said.A symptom is a potential indication of a disorder, illness, or something that lays beside those lines. A mere, suggestive piece of evidence that can lead to a sign.

Like a mere cough or forming rash.


A SIGN of an illness could be observed and noted changes that occur regularly USUALLY diagnosed by a doctor, and not the patient. Say for instance, coughing alot, blood tends to occur, etc.

http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-signs-and-symptoms/

This link sums it up perfectly.

-@MissSmartiez

Answer 4

I'm not exactly sure but i think "Symptom" can only be felt by the patients. For an example the headache. Doctor can't see or feel it , only you can feel it so inform the doctor about ur symptom
Sign is something the doctor or any other person see including the patient.

Answer 5

for an example fever