syndrome
- noun
- /ˈsɪn.droʊm/
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- 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?
- But, but how do you deal with imposter syndrome if you experience it?
- The narcissist may go, but the imposter syndrome feeling stays.
- You want to fix imposter syndrome and people pleasing?
- I know for me, imposter syndrome has always showed me my skills gap.
- Chan asks Is it possible to have chronic fatigue syndrome as a child?
- You can have leaky gut syndrome and have no digestive symptoms.
- And the Erlan syndrome is very common after head trauma.
- And the Irlen syndrome is very common after head trauma.
- So Lynch syndrome is an example of that.
- And I actually, I had Stockholm syndrome for quite a while.
- What are the long term effects, the post acute COVID syndrome effects?
- What you just explained is how middle child syndrome develops.
- What is the analog in humans of the Thalli syndrome in rats?
- That means that people like Charlemagne suffer from Stockholm syndrome.
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Heart failure is a complex syndrome which affects the patient's general well-being.
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So kids with Timothy syndrome have cardiac issues and they have autism.
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This is the contrast between Williams syndrome and another syndrome.
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But the description of the syndrome was accurate.
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What you just explained is how middle child syndrome develops.
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So Lynch syndrome is an example of that.
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Fetal alcohol syndrome is still taking effect.
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You can have leaky gut syndrome and have no digestive symptoms.
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You're gonna get carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Approximately 0.5-1.0% of adult men in the UK suffer from OSA syndrome, with women less commonly affected.
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Synonyms
A health problem that affects a person, often long-term
A group of common signs and problems a person has with a disease
Compounds
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A condition present at birth caused by an extra chromosome that makes learning harder and gives typical physical features
A condition caused by an extra chromosome that makes people have certain facial features, short height and learning difficulties
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A feeling of pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand caused by a nerve being squeezed in the wrist
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A condition that makes it hard to understand other people, join social situations, and repeat the same actions
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A brain condition that causes repeated movements and sounds you cannot control
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A condition where a baby has physical and learning problems caused by the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy
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A common condition that causes belly pain and changes in toilet habits, often after stress
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The sudden death of a baby under one year while sleeping, with no known cause
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A long-term illness affecting people who served in the 1991 Gulf War that causes tiredness, headaches, stomach and breathing problems
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A rare dangerous illness from bacteria causing high fever, rash, and low blood pressure, often linked to tampon use
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A serious disease that weakens the immune system and spreads mainly through sex, blood, or dirty needles
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A condition in which a person pretends to be sick to get attention or care
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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
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A rare condition where a person with a mental disability has an unusual skill in music, math, or art
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A serious breathing disease causing fever, cough and trouble breathing that can lead to death
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A condition caused by too much cortisol, a stress hormone, that causes weight gain, weak muscles and high blood pressure
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A long-lasting memory disorder that prevents making new memories but keeps older memories, often after heavy drinking
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A brain condition that makes people make sudden movements or sounds they cannot control
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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
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A developmental condition that makes social communication hard and causes strong interests and repeated actions
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A brain disorder from long heavy drinking and lack of vitamin B1 that causes severe memory loss
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An inherited disorder that often makes people very tall with long limbs and causes heart or eye problems
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A mental condition where a person makes themselves sick to get medical care or attention
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A condition causing a drooping eyelid, small pupil, and no sweating on one side of the face
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A kidney condition that causes swelling and lots of protein in the urine
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A serious lung problem in premature babies whose lungs cannot stay open so they breathe fast and look blue
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Pain, tingling, or numbness in the arm and fingers caused by pressure between the collarbone and first rib
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A rare condition present from birth that causes unusual facial features, learning difficulties, and a very friendly, talkative personality
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A problem where a person eats a lot of food in a short time and then feels guilty
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A serious eating problem where people eat large amounts then make themselves throw up or fast to avoid weight gain
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A pattern of eating where a person repeatedly eats a large amount then makes themselves vomit
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A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas
- Literature
A joking name for a small town where many crimes or strange events happen
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A neck condition that presses nerves and causes pain, weakness, and tingling
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Pain, weakness, and numbness in the neck and arm from a pinched nerve
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A disorder when the glands above the kidneys make too much salt-controlling hormone, causing high blood pressure and weak muscles
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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
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Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs
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The heart's electrical signals stop briefly and cause sudden repeated fainting
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A disease when small glands above the kidneys make too few hormones, causing tiredness and dark skin
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A disease in which the spleen becomes very large and often causes anemia and liver problems
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A habit of preferring the first way you learn and resisting later changes
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A heart condition present at birth with four defects that make blood low in oxygen and cause blue skin
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A genetic condition in males with an extra X chromosome causing small testes, low sperm, and learning problems
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A condition in males when they have an extra X chromosome that makes the testicles small and reduces sperm
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A long-lasting memory problem often after heavy drinking that makes a person lose recent memories but keep older ones
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A rare disease often linked to cancer where the immune system stops nerves sending signals to muscles, causing weakness
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A condition where the body cannot take in nutrients from food well, causing weight loss and bloating
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A habit where men confidently give answers even when they do not know enough
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A health condition passed from parent to child causing long limbs, eye problems, and heart problems
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A viral illness that causes fever, cough, and breathing problems and often spreads from camels to people
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A pattern in news reporting that gives much more attention to missing white women than to other missing people
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An illness in young children that causes fever, skin rash, and swollen glands
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A brain disorder that causes sudden unwanted movements and sounds, sometimes rude words
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A rare illness in which the body's immune system attacks nerves, causing pain, weakness and sometimes loss of movement
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A health problem in children, often boys, causing too much activity, trouble behaving and learning problems
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A rare disease passed from parents that causes bone and joint problems and slow mental development
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A posture with arms held wide that makes a person look like they have large back muscles, without visible muscles
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A condition present from birth that causes delayed puberty and loss of smell
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A rare condition causing muscle weakness and tiredness, often linked to lung cancer
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A genetic condition that makes a person short, gives distinctive facial features, and often causes heart and fertility problems
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An illness you get from very strong harmful rays that makes you vomit, lose hair, and can cause death
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A rare illness from a virus that causes facial paralysis, ear pain, dizziness and sometimes hearing loss
How Recognized
Surface Forms
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.