Umbrella-term Definition

Umbrella-term Sentence Examples

• Similarly, in medical language, gluten has come to be used as an umbrella term for cereal grains that cause a reaction for individuals with celiac disease or milder sensitivities, but this is a misnomer.

• Technically, couples can't dissolve a marriage under the common law umbrella term.

• Remember, too, that "jacket" is quite an umbrella term in the fashion world.

• Adjustment disorder is an umbrella term for several mental states characterized by noticeable behavioral and/or emotional symptoms.

• Additional disorders that fall under the autism umbrella term are Rett syndrome, Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) or atypical autism.