- Jul 28, 2011
My daughter is 12yrs old. Very healthy with no medical problems other than having frequent ...

Symptomatic can mean showing symptoms, or it may concern a specific symptom. Symptoms are signs of disease or injury and are usually noticed by the patient.
Many conditions and diseases have symptoms. A cough can be a symptom of an upper respiratory infection.
When someone has the common symptoms associated with a disease or condition, they are considered symptomatic. When a disease exists without noticeable symptoms, the patient is asymptomatic.