syndrome
noun
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Combining its two Greek roots, syndrome means basically "running together". So when diagnosing a condition or disease, doctors tend to look for a group of symptoms existing together. As long as a set of symptoms remains mysterious, it may be referred to as a specific syndrome. But if that name is used for a while, it may become the condition's permanent name, even after an underlying cause has been found. So today we have Down syndrome, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Asperger's syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, sick building syndrome, and many more. And since mental conditions often turn out to have physical causes, syndrome is used in psychology as well as in medicine.
Examples of syndrome in a Sentence
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Gomati, a professional drummer who toured around the world with Colombian evangelical singer Alex Campos, was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).
—Ethan Mannello, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Reducing the hormone doses necessarily means fewer side effects and cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
Piriformis syndrome occurs when your piriformis muscle compresses your sciatic nerve and results in inflammation.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syndrome. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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