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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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American Heritage
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.
There do seem to be cases of acquired savant syndrome where people develop extraordinary abilities after head injuries.
Carpal tunnel syndrome has also been linked to professional musicians.
The syndrome may be linked to problems in certain areas of the brain.
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