The difference between sign and symptom is:

A) a sign is subjective.
B) a symptom is observed by an examiner.
C) the word symptom contains a prefix
D) a sign may be acute, chronic, relapsing, or remitting.


C
Explanation: C) Correct. The prefix sym- in symptom means together or with.

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