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syndrome definition
syn·drome (sin′drōm′)
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.
Etymology: ModL < Gr syndromē < syn-, with + dramein, to run: see dromedary
Related Forms:
- syndromic syn·drom′ic (-drō′mik, -dräm′ik) adjective
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