syndrome

[ sin-drohm, -druhm ]

/ ˈsɪn droʊm, -drəm /

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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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM syndrome

syn·drom·ic

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

Words nearby syndrome

syndicalism, syndicate, syndicated, syndication, syndiotactic, syndrome, syndrome X, syne, synecdoche, synechia, synechism

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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 News
They’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-Science
Examples 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 Online
Around 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 Review

Working 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.
This High Schooler Hands Out More PPE Than the Feds|Daniel Malloy|August 7, 2020|Ozy
Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down Syndrome.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, the current thinking is that Merrick may have suffered from Proteus syndrome.
The True Story of ‘The Elephant Man’|Russell Saunders|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Ganser syndrome, or twilight state, has been enlarged upon, and several variations of this condition have been isolated.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
I have recently observed the Ganser syndrome in an undoubted case of toxic-exhaustion psychosis.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
I will not go mad, but I will go into the adrenal syndrome unless I can end this soon.
The Issahar Artifacts|Jesse Franklin Bone
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

British Dictionary definitions for syndrome

syndrome

/ (ˈsɪndrəʊm) /

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 forms of syndrome

syndromic (sɪnˈdrɒmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for syndrome

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

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Scientific definitions for syndrome

syndrome

[ sĭn′drōm′ ]

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

Cultural definitions for syndrome

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

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

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