syndrome

[ sin-drohm, -druhm ]

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.

syndrome

/ sɪnˈdrɒmɪk; ˈsɪndrəʊm /

noun

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

syndrome

/ sĭn′drōm′ /

1. An abnormal condition or disease that is identified by an established group of signs and symptoms.

syndrome

1. A set of signs and symptoms that appear together and characterize a disease or medical condition. AIDS is an example of a syndrome.

Notes

A collection of attitudes or behaviors that go together is often called a syndrome.

Derived Forms

• syndromic, adjective

Other Words From

• syn·drom·ic [sin-, drom, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndrome¹

1535–45; < New Latin < Greek syndromḗ concurrence, combination, equivalent to syn- syn- + drom-, base meaning “run” ( -drome ) + -ē feminine noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndrome¹

C16: via New Latin from Greek sundromē, literally: a running together, from syn- + dramein to run

Example Sentences

What is known is that up to 11 percent of patients with certain neurological conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy either have HEV antibodies or are infected with the virus.

From Science Daily

The cause of Curtis' death was ruled to be "shaken baby syndrome."

From Salon

Holly, now 26, has chronic pain and hypermobility syndrome and is one of a number of disabled women who have spoken out to challenge negative stereotypes and stigma when it comes to dating and relationships.

From BBC

A runner with Down's syndrome - who gained a world record at his first marathon in London earlier this year - has become a crowd favourite after taking on New York.

From BBC

"My parents lost their first child because he had Down's syndrome, so he died when he was about four years old," she says.

From BBC

Related Words

• ailment
• disorder
• malady
• problem
• sickness