syndrome en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-dɹəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- / ˈsin-ˌdrōm/ (General-American)
- /-dɹəm/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
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”).
Meanings
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A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
Down syndrome; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; restless-leg syndrome; battered-wife syndrome
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: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:
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Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc., usually adverse.
Speaking of medicine, rationalizers seem to enjoy latching on health excuses. Syndromes are a fertile field. Let's say you're accused of being unable to accept responsibility or otherwise behaving like an adult. That's not your fault, you counter—you suffer from Peter Pan Syndrome. Can't get around to cleaning up your room or office cubicle? Of course not—you suffer from tertiary Bag Lady Syndrome.
2012, Steven D. Price, Excuses for All Occasions: Alibis Apologies and Cop-Outs That Can Get You Out of (or Into) Trouble:My roommate, Tony, and I were sitting in our living room on a Saturday afternoon trying to decide what to do that night. You know the syndrome: Saturday night when everyone is supposed to do something exciting and have a great time. If you don't, you're likely to wake up on Sunday morning feeling weird and lonely.
1980 August 9, John D'Emilio, “There's No Place Like Home”, in Gay Community News, page 8:Fledgling superstar Jimmy Carson couldn't bear another day in Edmonton living in the void created by the departure of Wayne Gretzky, whose brokenhearted fans never accepted his replacement. It was very difficult for me to play in Edmonton in the whole Gretzky syndrome," Carson said Thurs day after a six-player trade ...
1989 November 3, “Jimmy Carson Comes Home; He's a Redwing”, in The Argus-Press (Owesso, Michigan)^([news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19891103&id...sjid...pg...]):not-in-my-backyard syndrome; tip-of-the-tongue syndrome
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syndromes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
syndromic · syndrome X · syndromed · syndromics · syndromal
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Translations (57)
ka სინდრომი (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ga siondróm (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · es síndrome (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · bg синдром (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · vi hội chứng (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · nn syndrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · pt síndroma (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · fi oireisto (set of characteristics) · de Syndrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ja シンドローム (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ca síndrome (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · cmn 典型特徵 /典型特征 (set of characteristics) · hu tünetcsoport (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · th กลุ่มอาการ (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ar أَعْرَاض (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · arz لازمة (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · fi syndrooma (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · uk синдро́м (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · cs syndrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · pt síndrome (masc. in pt-pt) (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · sh sìndrōm (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · it sindrome (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · hu tünetegyüttes (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · el σύνδρομο (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · kk синдром (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · fi ilmiö (set of characteristics) · cmn 症候群 (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · arz سيندروم (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ko 증후군 (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · id sindrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · cmn 綜合症 /综合症 (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · eo sindromo (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ru синдро́м (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · da syndrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · si සහලක්ෂණය (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ja 症候群 (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · fa نشانگان (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · pl syndrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · hu szindróma (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · cmn 綜合徵 /综合征 (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · az sindrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · sv syndrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · kk нышанат (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · be сіндро́м (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ast síndrome (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · lt sindromas (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · fa سندرم (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · ar مُتَلَازِمَة (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · pl syndrom (set of characteristics) · tr sendrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · nl syndroom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · fi oireyhtymä (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · fr syndrome (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · pl zespół (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · hy համախտանիշ (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · nb syndrom (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours) · sgs sėndruoms (recognizable pattern of symptoms or behaviours)