syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
  2. Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc., usually adverse.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ /-dɹəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-syndrome.wav / ˈsin-ˌdrōm/ /ˈsɪndɹoʊm/

Word forms

syndrome syndromes

Etymology

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”).

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