Syndrome

/ˈsɪndroʊm/
C1

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nounA group of signs and symptoms that occur together.

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nounA condition defined by signs.

nounA recognizable combination of problems.

nounA recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.

The doctor identified the syndrome.
The syndrome affects memory.
Researchers study this rare syndrome.
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Learned borrowing from New Latin syndrome, from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ, “concurrence of symptoms, concourse”), from σύνδρομος (súndromos, “running together”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running, course”).

“A “zone of rarity” emerges when symptoms cluster neatly into syndromes and interforms are uncommon, although not altogether absent. Fuzzy boundaries and interforms are a special problem for PTSD […]” — 2004, Gerald Rosen, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues and Controversies, page 127:
“Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.” — 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
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