Tünetet

Tünetet is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun tünet, meaning "a symptom." In medical language, a tünet is a subjective manifestation that a patient experiences or reports, such as pain, fatigue, nausea, or dizziness.

It is distinct from a jel, which denotes an objective indication observed by a clinician, such as a rash or fever. Tünetek (the plural) are used during history-taking and inform the diagnostic process. Symptoms may occur alone or as part of a tünetegyüttes, a cluster of symptoms associated with a particular condition. They guide the clinician in forming differential diagnoses and in monitoring treatment response.

Grammatically, tünetet appears as the direct object of a verb. For example: "A beteg a tünetet jelentette az orvosnak," meaning the patient reported the symptom to the doctor.

Etymology: The term tünet derives from the international medical vocabulary "symptom," which originates in Greek and entered European languages through Latin and German or French adaptations. In Hungarian usage, tünet is the standard term for a symptom; panasz typically denotes a patient-reported complaint, while jel signifies an observable sign.