Syndrome Common

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Syndrome has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a complex of concurrent things

"every word has a syndrome of meanings"

syndrome

a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

"After weeks of fatigue, joint pain, and fever, the doctor finally diagnosed him with lupus syndrome based on that distinct cluster of symptoms."

syndrome

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

"After extensive testing confirmed the cluster of fatigue, joint pain, and memory loss, the doctor finally diagnosed her with chronic fatigue syndrome."

In plain English: A syndrome is a group of symptoms that happen together and usually point to a specific health problem.

"Many doctors believe that stress and poor diet can lead to an unhealthy syndrome known as metabolic syndrome."

Usage: Use syndrome to describe a specific cluster of physical or behavioral symptoms that occur together as part of an illness or disorder. Avoid using it for isolated incidents unless they are consistently linked by experts into a recognized pattern.

Example Sentences

"Many doctors believe that stress and poor diet can lead to an unhealthy syndrome known as metabolic syndrome." noun

"The doctor suspected that his chronic fatigue was part of a specific syndrome." noun

"After years of stress, she realized her burnout had become a familiar syndrome for many young workers." noun

"Everyone in the office felt the Monday morning blues were just another work-related syndrome they all shared." noun

See Also

preleukemia symptom calciphylaxis syndromically graft versus host da costa's syndrome syndromal werner syndrome

Related Terms

preleukemia symptom calciphylaxis syndromically graft versus host da costa's syndrome syndromal werner syndrome toxidrome syndromed post concussion syndrome postradioembolization syndromes grisi siknis sign eunuchoidism subsyndrome attention deficit disorder hand foot and mouth disease klüver bucy syndrome

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

complex symptom

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

autism attention deficit disorder Horner's syndrome cervical disc syndrome Chinese restaurant syndrome Conn's syndrome fetal alcohol syndrome Gulf War syndrome Klinefelter's syndrome malabsorption syndrome Munchausen's syndrome nephrotic syndrome Noonan's syndrome phantom limb syndrome premenstrual syndrome radiation sickness Ramsay Hunt syndrome Reiter's syndrome restless legs syndrome Reye's syndrome scalenus syndrome tetany thoracic outlet syndrome Tietze's syndrome Tourette's syndrome tetralogy of Fallot toxic shock Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome Williams syndrome Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Origin

The word syndrome entered English from New Latin in the 19th century. It originally described a concurrence of symptoms, derived from Ancient Greek roots meaning "running together."

Rhyming Words

ome gome mome nome zome dome lome pome home rome some come tome clome exome stome prome gnome crome ehome

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