syndrome
Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
a group of related or coincident things, events, actions, etc.
the pattern of symptoms that characterize or indicate a particular social condition.
a predictable, characteristic pattern of behavior, action, etc., that tends to occur under certain circumstances: the retirement syndrome of endless golf and bridge games; the feast-or-famine syndrome of big business.
Origin of syndrome
1Other words from syndrome
- syn·drom·ic [sin-drom-ik], /sɪnˈdrɒm ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby syndrome
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How to use syndrome in a sentence
Some news reports have cited unnamed sources saying that a woman participating in the trial experienced symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a spinal cord inflammatory syndrome.
Here’s what pausing the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial really means | Aimee Cunningham | September 9, 2020 | Science NewsThey’ve been studied before for use in patients with ARDS, a syndrome that can be caused by a host of things including trauma and disease, since the 1960s.
Corticosteroids can help COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory distress | Kat Eschner | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceExamples of such outcomes include stress fractures, overtraining syndrome, or waking up one morning and realizing that running sucks and should be reserved as punishment for our most violent criminals.
17 Training Myths, Addressed by a Running Coach | Brendan Leonard | August 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineAround one in four people across the world will suffer from a psychiatric syndrome during their lifetime.
Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data | Bobbie Johnson | August 13, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewWorking with clients who have autism, Down syndrome and other speech disorders, she needed face shields for her therapists that allowed their mouths to be visible but protected.
Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down syndrome.
Jolly somehow finds the time to also manage a restaurant and help kids who have Autism and Down syndrome ride horses.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture | Eliza Krigman | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.
In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down syndrome.
However, the current thinking is that Merrick may have suffered from Proteus syndrome.
The Ganser syndrome, or twilight state, has been enlarged upon, and several variations of this condition have been isolated.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry | Bernard GlueckI have recently observed the Ganser syndrome in an undoubted case of toxic-exhaustion psychosis.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry | Bernard GlueckI will not go mad, but I will go into the adrenal syndrome unless I can end this soon.
The Issahar Artifacts | Jesse Franklin BoneThis is the classical "damned if you do and damned if you don't" syndrome.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. UllmanWe are in the classical "damned if we do and damned if we don't" syndrome.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. Ullman
British Dictionary definitions for syndrome
/ (ˈsɪndrəʊm) /
med any combination of signs and symptoms that are indicative of a particular disease or disorder
a symptom, characteristic, or set of symptoms or characteristics indicating the existence of a condition, problem, etc
Origin of syndrome
1Derived forms of syndrome
- syndromic (sɪnˈdrɒmɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for syndrome
[ sĭn′drōm′ ]
An abnormal condition or disease that is identified by an established group of signs and symptoms.
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Cultural definitions for syndrome
[ (sin-drohm) ]
A set of signs and symptoms that appear together and characterize a disease or medical condition. AIDS is an example of a syndrome.
Notes for syndrome
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