present

Definition

verb/prɪˈzent/
  1. (of a patient)
    to show particular symptoms
    Example The patient presented with severe chest pains.
  2. (of a symptom)
    to be present
    Examples The doctors’ first task is to relieve the presenting symptoms. • The condition may also present in a baby.
  3. (of a baby)
    to appear in the vaginal channel
adjective
  • currently existing in a place
    Example All the symptoms of the disease are present.
"…chlamydia in the male commonly presents a urethritis characterized by dysuria"[Journal of American College Health]
"26 patients were selected from the outpatient department on grounds of disabling breathlessness present for at least five years"[Lancet]
"…sickle cell chest syndrome is a common complication of sickle cell disease, presenting with chest pain, fever and leucocytosis"[British Medical Journal]
"…a 24 year-old woman presents with an influenza-like illness of five days’ duration"[British Journal of Hospital Medicine]
"…the presenting symptoms of Crohn’s disease may be extremely variable"[New Zealand Medical Journal]
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