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syndrome
[ sin-drohm, -druhm ]
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.
syndrome
/ sɪnˈdrɒmɪk; 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
syndrome
- An abnormal condition or disease that is identified by an established group of signs and symptoms.
syndrome
- A set of signs and symptoms that appear together and characterize a disease or medical condition. AIDS is an example of a syndrome.
Notes
Derived Forms
- syndromic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·dz· [sin-, drom, -ik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of syndrome1
Example Sentences
Doctors first suspected she was perimenopause or had irritable bowel syndrome and tests found a mild infection, but no follow-ups were done.
Mrs Lakin's cause of death was recorded as "respiratory compromise by support belt" and "postural impairment" along with her Parkinson's disease and a rare neurological condition called corticobasal syndrome.
The most well-known conversation is around Down's syndrome and the number of women who choose to abort a pregnancy once their baby is tested and diagnosed as having the condition.
Arakawa died around Feb. 11 of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare and often fatal respiratory illness spread by rodents, according to the New Mexico medical investigator’s office.
GPs will work more closely with specialists to access expert advice quickly for patients with conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, menopause symptoms and ear infections.
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