SYNDROME


Meaning of SYNDROME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪndroʊm ]

( syndromes)

1.

A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms.

Irritable bowel syndrome seems to affect more women than men...

N-COUNT ; N-IN-NAMES

see also Down’s syndrome , premenstrual syndrome

2.

You can refer to an undesirable condition that is characterized by a particular type of activity or behaviour as a syndrome .

It’s a bit like the exam syndrome where you write down everything you know regardless of what has been asked...

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu supp N

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