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syndromic

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syn⋅drome

  [sin-drohm, -druhm]
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–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.
Origin:
1535–45; < NL < Gk syndrom concurrence, combination, equiv. to syn- syn- + drom-, base meaning “run” (see -drome ) + -ē fem. n. suffix

Related forms:
syn⋅drom⋅ic  [sin-drom-ik] , adjective
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syn·drome   (sĭn'drōm')   
n.  

  1. A group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, psychological disorder, or other abnormal condition.

    1. A complex of symptoms indicating the existence of an undesirable condition or quality.

    2. A distinctive or characteristic pattern of behavior: the syndrome of conspicuous consumption in wealthy suburbs.


[Greek sundromē, concurrence of symptoms, from sundromos, running together : sun-, syn- + dromos, a running.]
syn·drom'ic (-drō'mĭk, -drŏm'ĭk) adj.
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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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Word Origin & History

syndrome 
"a number of symptoms occurring together," 1541, 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

Main Entry: syn·drome
Pronunciation: 'sin-"drOm also -dr&m
Function: noun
: a group of signs and symptoms that occur together andcharacterize a particular abnormality

Main Entry: syn·drom·ic
Pronunciation: sin-'drO-mik, -'dräm-ik
Function: adjective
: occurring as a syndrome or part of a syndrome<syndromic deafness has obvious other symptoms associated with it>
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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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