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droʊm, -drəm 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.
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World English Dictionary
syndrome (ˈsɪndrəʊm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C16: via New Latin from Greek sundromē, literally: a running together, from | |
| syndromic | |
| —adj | |
| white-coat hypertension or syndrome | |
| —n | |
| the phenomenon of having elevated blood pressure only during a medical consultation | |
| syndrome or syndrome | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
syndrome
"a number of symptoms occurring together," 1540s, from Mod.L., from Gk. syndrome "concurrence of symptoms, concourse," from syndromos, lit. "running together," from syn- "with" + dromos "running, course." Psychological sense is from 1955.
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Medical Dictionary
syndrome syn·drome (sĭn'drōm')
n.
A group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, a psychological disorder, or another abnormal condition.
syn·drom'ic (-drō'mĭk, -drŏm'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| syndrome (sĭn'drōm') Pronunciation Key
An abnormal condition or disease that is identified by an established group of signs and symptoms. |
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Cultural Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Irritable bowel syndrome may be a lifelong condition.
If white-nose syndrome attacked a cuter species, we'd be all over it.
Ketamine bladder syndrome is a newly discovered consequence of long term use.
There do seem to be cases of acquired savant syndrome where people develop extraordinary abilities after head injuries.
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