syndrome

[sin-drohm, -druh m]

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noun

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

1535–45; < New Latin < Greek syndromḗ concurrence, combination, equivalent to syn- syn- + drom-, base meaning “run” (see -drome) + -ē feminine noun suffix

Related formssyn·drom·ic

[sin-drom-ik] /sɪnˈdrɒm ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for syndrome

Contemporary Examples

We still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.
McCain’s 13 Favorite Soldiers
Sandra McElwaine
November 11, 2014
It goes back to that series of great expectations, the Jim Palmer syndrome.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up
Tom Boswell
September 27, 2014
By the standards of Syndrome Z, her developmental progress is remarkable.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth'
Elizabeth Picciuto
August 17, 2014
So much for the Stockholm syndrome the GOP House leadership insists represents political reality.
Border Kids Crisis—Impotent Congress
John Avlon
July 10, 2014
Neurologist Oliver Sacks says the syndrome helps give the Team USA goalie ‘abnormal quickness.’
Why Tourette’s May Be Tim Howard’s Secret Weapon on the Field
Michael Daly
July 3, 2014

Historical Examples

This is the classical "damned if you do and damned if you don't" syndrome.
Shock and Awe
Harlan K. Ullman
We are in the classical "damned if we do and damned if we don't" syndrome.
Shock and Awe
Harlan K. Ullman
"Which may very well be considered part of your syndrome," said Goil.
Jack of No Trades
Charles Cottrell
But always—always the synergism, syndrome, or whatever you want to call it, is the same.
Jack of No Trades
Charles Cottrell
This is the syndrome which the medical student is taught to carry away to guide him in his everyday practice.
Scurvy Past and Present
Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for syndrome

syndrome

noun

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

Derived Formssyndromic (sɪnˈdrɒmɪk), adjective

Word Origin

C16: via New Latin from Greek sundromē, literally: a running together, from syn- + dramein to run

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Word Origin and History for syndrome

n.

"a number of symptoms occurring together," 1540s, from Modern Latin, from Greek syndrome "concurrence of symptoms, concourse," from syndromos, literally "running together," from syn- "with" (see syn-) + dromos "running, course" (see dromedary). Psychological sense is from 1955.

syndrome in Medicine

syndrome

(sĭn′drōm′)

A group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, a psychological disorder, or another abnormal condition.

Related formssyn•drom′ic (-drō′mĭk, -drŏm′ĭk) adj.

syndrome in Science

syndrome

[sĭn′drōm′]

An abnormal condition or disease that is identified by an established group of signs and symptoms.

syndrome in Culture

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.

Note

A collection of attitudes or behaviors that go together is often called a syndrome.

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Examples from the Web for syndrome

Contemporary Examples

We still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.

It goes back to that series of great expectations, the Jim Palmer syndrome.

By the standards of Syndrome Z, her developmental progress is remarkable.

So much for the Stockholm syndrome the GOP House leadership insists represents political reality.

Neurologist Oliver Sacks says the syndrome helps give the Team USA goalie ‘abnormal quickness.’

Historical Examples

This is the classical "damned if you do and damned if you don't" syndrome.

We are in the classical "damned if we do and damned if we don't" syndrome.

"Which may very well be considered part of your syndrome," said Goil.

But always—always the synergism, syndrome, or whatever you want to call it, is the same.

This is the syndrome which the medical student is taught to carry away to guide him in his everyday practice.

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Word Origin and History for syndrome

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