syndrome
Americannoun
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Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
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a group of related or coincident things, events, actions, etc.
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the pattern of symptoms that characterize or indicate a particular social condition.
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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.
noun
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med any combination of signs and symptoms that are indicative of a particular disease or disorder
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a symptom, characteristic, or set of symptoms or characteristics indicating the existence of a condition, problem, etc
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A collection of attitudes or behaviors that go together is often called a syndrome.
Other Word Forms
- syndromic adjective
Etymology
Origin of syndrome
1535–45; < New Latin < Greek syndromḗ concurrence, combination, equivalent to syn- syn- + drom-, base meaning “run” ( -drome ) + -ē feminine noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, the inspiration behind the film I Swear, has made headlines around the world because of tics related to Tourette's syndrome.
From BBC
“The process, the research, the putting it together, the making of it is really fun, and the delivery of it is kind of like a mini death syndrome,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
It comes after the BBC flagged dozens of profiles showing AI-generated images of women with disabilities, including Down's syndrome or vitiligo.
From BBC
She admits to still having imposter syndrome as an actor.
From Los Angeles Times
The slur was involuntarily blurted by John Davidson, whose life experience dealing with Tourette syndrome inspired the film “I Swear.”
From Los Angeles Times
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