syndrome

[sin-drohm, -druhm]

noun

1. Pathology, Psychiatry.,  a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.

2. a group of related or coincident things, events, actions, etc.

3. the pattern of symptoms that characterize or indicate a particular social condition.

4. 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.

syndrome

/ sɪnˈdrɒmɪk, ˈsɪndrəʊm /

noun

1. med any combination of signs and symptoms that are indicative of a particular disease or disorder

2. a symptom, characteristic, or set of symptoms or characteristics indicating the existence of a condition, problem, etc

syndrome

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

syndrome

1. A set of signs and symptoms that appear together and characterize a disease or medical condition. AIDS is an example of a syndrome.

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

Other Word Forms

• syndromic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndrome¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndrome¹

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

Example Sentences

Marine animals face similar challenges: beluga whales have documented gastrointestinal cancers, while farmed Atlantic salmon experience cardiomyopathy syndrome.

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When BBC News reported a video of teenagers appearing to target a man with Down's syndrome by adopting the tongue-out pose outside his window, moderators removed the video.

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He was also concerned about how it would be received, especially for people with autism and other syndromes mentioned in the programme.

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The arbitrary nature of this career, how the impostor syndrome was enormous in him.

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As the authors note, "The combination of advanced imaging techniques and machine learning confers methodological robustness and contributes significantly to the ongoing scientific discourse on post-viral syndromes."

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Related Words

• ailment 
• disorder 
• malady 
• problem 
• sickness