príznakov

Príznakov is the genitive plural form of príznak, a Slovak term used to denote signs or symptoms of a disease or condition. In medical and health contexts, the word covers indicators that point to a health state, and it appears in sentences describing what is observed or reported about a patient. The nominative plural is príznaky, while the genitive plural, as seen in phrases like príznakov ochorenia, is príznakov.

In medical usage, the concept often involves a distinction between observable findings and patient-reported experiences. Objektívne prejavy, or signs, are detectable by a clinician through examination or tests (for example, fever, rash, elevated blood pressure). Subjektívne príznaky, or symptoms, are experiences described by the patient (such as pain, fatigue, dizziness). Some contexts use príznaky more generally to mean indicators of a condition, while others may prefer znaky for strictly observable signs and symptómy for subjective experiences.

Príznaky can be classified in several ways. By origin, they may reflect localized disease processes (local signs) or systemic states. By timing, they can be acute or chronic. By method of detection, they include clinical observations, laboratory markers, imaging findings, and patient history. Accurate identification and interpretation of príznaky are essential for diagnosis, monitoring of disease progression, and evaluating response to treatment.

Linguistically, príznakov is primarily a grammatical form used within phrases describing signs of conditions, rather than a separate conceptual category. In everyday clinical writing, precise terminology often combines príznaky with more specific terms like symptómy or znaky to convey observable versus reported indicators.