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syndrome

syndrome

357 4.4
A group of symptoms that happen together and show a health condition
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪn.droʊm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : síndrome
  • Doctors diagnosed him with Down syndrome, which affects his growth and development.
  • acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • sleep apnea syndrome
  • obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

But, but how do you deal with imposter syndrome if you experience it?

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Examples

  • Heart failure is a complex syndrome which affects the patient's general well-being.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So kids with Timothy syndrome have cardiac issues and they have autism.

  • This is the contrast between Williams syndrome and another syndrome.

  • But the description of the syndrome was accurate.

  • What you just explained is how middle child syndrome develops.

  • So Lynch syndrome is an example of that.

  • Fetal alcohol syndrome is still taking effect.

  • You can have leaky gut syndrome and have no digestive symptoms.

  • You're gonna get carpal tunnel syndrome.

  • Approximately 0.5-1.0% of adult men in the UK suffer from OSA syndrome, with women less commonly affected.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

condition
vssyndrome
783 3.7

A health problem that affects a person, often long-term

describes a recurring set of symptoms rather than the illness itself
symptomatology
vssyndrome
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A group of common signs and problems a person has with a disease

focuses on a recurring symptom pattern that indicates a specific disease

Compounds

Down syndrome
  • Specialized
19 3.3

A condition present at birth caused by an extra chromosome that makes learning harder and gives typical physical features

8 3.6

A condition caused by an extra chromosome that makes people have certain facial features, short height and learning difficulties

5 3.5

A feeling of pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand caused by a nerve being squeezed in the wrist

Asperger's syndrome
  • Specialized
5 6.6

A condition that makes it hard to understand other people, join social situations, and repeat the same actions

Tourette's syndrome
  • Specialized
4 6.2

A brain condition that causes repeated movements and sounds you cannot control

3 4.2

A condition where a baby has physical and learning problems caused by the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy

3 3.7

A common condition that causes belly pain and changes in toilet habits, often after stress

2 3.7

The sudden death of a baby under one year while sleeping, with no known cause

Gulf War syndrome
  • Specialized
2 7.8

A long-term illness affecting people who served in the 1991 Gulf War that causes tiredness, headaches, stomach and breathing problems

toxic shock syndrome
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A rare dangerous illness from bacteria causing high fever, rash, and low blood pressure, often linked to tampon use

A serious disease that weakens the immune system and spreads mainly through sex, blood, or dirty needles

Munchausen syndrome
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A condition in which a person pretends to be sick to get attention or care

1 4.0

A condition that makes your legs feel uncomfortable and makes you want to move them at night

Physical and emotional symptoms some women get before their monthly period

savant syndrome
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A rare condition where a person with a mental disability has an unusual skill in music, math, or art

A serious breathing disease causing fever, cough and trouble breathing that can lead to death

Cushing's syndrome
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A condition caused by too much cortisol, a stress hormone, that causes weight gain, weak muscles and high blood pressure

Korsakoff's syndrome
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A long-lasting memory disorder that prevents making new memories but keeps older memories, often after heavy drinking

Tourette syndrome
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A brain condition that makes people make sudden movements or sounds they cannot control

Capgras syndrome
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A condition in which a person thinks a close family member has been replaced by an identical impostor

A group of symptoms like headache and tingling after eating food with MSG

A serious illness in which the lungs are damaged and fill with fluid so oxygen cannot reach the blood

Asperger syndrome
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A developmental condition that makes social communication hard and causes strong interests and repeated actions

Korsakoff syndrome
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A brain disorder from long heavy drinking and lack of vitamin B1 that causes severe memory loss

Marfan syndrome
  • Specialized
1 4.9

An inherited disorder that often makes people very tall with long limbs and causes heart or eye problems

Munchausen's syndrome
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A mental condition where a person makes themselves sick to get medical care or attention

Horner's syndrome
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A condition causing a drooping eyelid, small pupil, and no sweating on one side of the face

nephrotic syndrome
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A kidney condition that causes swelling and lots of protein in the urine

1 6.5

A serious lung problem in premature babies whose lungs cannot stay open so they breathe fast and look blue

phantom limb syndrome
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A feeling of pain or other sensations in a missing limb

1 7.5

Pain, tingling, or numbness in the arm and fingers caused by pressure between the collarbone and first rib

Williams syndrome
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A rare condition present from birth that causes unusual facial features, learning difficulties, and a very friendly, talkative personality

binge-eating syndrome
  • Specialized
5.6

A problem where a person eats a lot of food in a short time and then feels guilty

binge-purge syndrome
  • Specialized
7.4

A serious eating problem where people eat large amounts then make themselves throw up or fast to avoid weight gain

binge-vomit syndrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A pattern of eating where a person repeatedly eats a large amount then makes themselves vomit

A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas

Cabot Cove syndrome
  • Literature
9.9

A joking name for a small town where many crimes or strange events happen

6.0

A neck condition that presses nerves and causes pain, weakness, and tingling

7.4

Pain, weakness, and numbness in the neck and arm from a pinched nerve

Conn's syndrome
  • Specialized
7.4

A disorder when the glands above the kidneys make too much salt-controlling hormone, causing high blood pressure and weak muscles

9.9

A rare illness where the immune system attacks nerves that control the muscles, causing weakness often linked to lung cancer

A condition that makes your legs feel uncomfortable and makes you want to move them at night

Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs

Adams-Stokes syndrome
  • Specialized
7.2

The heart's electrical signals stop briefly and cause sudden repeated fainting

Addison's syndrome
  • Specialized
6.5

A disease when small glands above the kidneys make too few hormones, causing tiredness and dark skin

Banti's syndrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A disease in which the spleen becomes very large and often causes anemia and liver problems

9.9

A habit of preferring the first way you learn and resisting later changes

Fallot's syndrome
  • Specialized
8.1

A heart condition present at birth with four defects that make blood low in oxygen and cause blue skin

A baby with very weak muscles that make the body seem limp

Klinefelter syndrome
  • Specialized
6.2

A genetic condition in males with an extra X chromosome causing small testes, low sperm, and learning problems

7.4

A condition in males when they have an extra X chromosome that makes the testicles small and reduces sperm

Korsakov's syndrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A long-lasting memory problem often after heavy drinking that makes a person lose recent memories but keep older ones

9.9

A rare disease often linked to cancer where the immune system stops nerves sending signals to muscles, causing weakness

6.7

A condition where the body cannot take in nutrients from food well, causing weight loss and bloating

8.8

A habit where men confidently give answers even when they do not know enough

8.5

Thinking you are the most important person in most situations

Marfan's syndrome
  • Specialized
7.5

A health condition passed from parent to child causing long limbs, eye problems, and heart problems

A viral illness that causes fever, cough, and breathing problems and often spreads from camels to people

A pattern in news reporting that gives much more attention to missing white women than to other missing people

An illness in young children that causes fever, skin rash, and swollen glands

A brain disorder that causes sudden unwanted movements and sounds, sometimes rude words

8.5

A rare illness in which the body's immune system attacks nerves, causing pain, weakness and sometimes loss of movement

8.4

A health problem in children, often boys, causing too much activity, trouble behaving and learning problems

Hurler's syndrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A rare disease passed from parents that causes bone and joint problems and slow mental development

A feeling of muscle pain that is not real after exercise

A posture with arms held wide that makes a person look like they have large back muscles, without visible muscles

Kallman's syndrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition present from birth that causes delayed puberty and loss of smell

myasthenic syndrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A rare condition causing muscle weakness and tiredness, often linked to lung cancer

A habit where some men act too friendly and give in to get approval

Noonan's syndrome
  • Specialized
9.6

A genetic condition that makes a person short, gives distinctive facial features, and often causes heart and fertility problems

radiation syndrome
  • Specialized
6.1

An illness you get from very strong harmful rays that makes you vomit, lose hair, and can cause death

To make typing mistakes often because you are used to the QWERTY keyboard

Ramsay Hunt syndrome
  • Specialized
9.1

A rare illness from a virus that causes facial paralysis, ear pain, dizziness and sometimes hearing loss

How Recognized

naming
15 2.1
syndrome
  • Specialized
357 4.4
sign
  • Specialized
805 3.7
symptom
  • Specialized
460 2.7

Surface Forms

syndrome singular
syndromes plural

Morphology

syndrome = syn + drome

Although historically built from Greek combining forms 'syn-' + 'drome', these elements are not productive or familiar to average learners and do not transparently yield the medical sense 'group of symptoms'.

Etymology

The word syndrome comes from Greek parts syn- meaning 'together' (as in synchronize) and dromos meaning 'running' or 'course'. So a syndrome is a group of symptoms that 'run together', which is why doctors use the word for signs that appear at the same time.