syndrome
noun
- a number of symptoms occurring together and characterizing a specific disease or condition
- any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc.
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syn·drome
noun- A group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, psychological disorder, or other abnormal condition.
a. A complex of symptoms indicating the existence of an undesirable condition or quality.
b. A distinctive or characteristic pattern of behavior: the syndrome of conspicuous consumption in wealthy suburbs.
Origin: Greek sundromē, concurrence of symptoms, from sundromos, running together : sun-, syn- + dromos, a running.
Related Forms:
- syndromic syn·dromˈic (-drōˈmĭk, -drŏmˈĭk) adjective
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