noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Asperger's syndrome
carpal tunnel syndrome
chronic fatigue syndrome
Down's syndrome
economy class syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome
metabolic syndrome
premenstrual syndrome
sick building syndrome
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A common household fungus can contribute to sick building syndrome.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
tall poppy syndrome
Tourette’s syndrome
toxic shock syndrome
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
carpal
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The problems-from bad backs to carpal tunnel syndrome to headaches-have made the headlines of every health magazine in the country.
chronic
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Lighter infections result in a chronic syndrome characterised by anaemia and emaciation.
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In fact, very little about chronic fatigue syndrome has achieved medical consensus, not even the name.
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These drugs have proved effective in other chronic pain syndromes .
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They were also slightly more often diagnosed as suffering from alcoholism, schizophrenia, hysteria and chronic brain syndrome .
down
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The average life expectancy of a child with Down syndrome was 9 years in 1910.
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With specialized medical care, the current life expectancy of persons with Down syndrome has risen to 55 years.
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Its students have Down syndrome , autism and mental illness.
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They had foregone amniocentesis; the fact that their second child had Down syndrome was not known.
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People say I have Down syndrome .
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Proceeds from the calendar will support a documentary for parents of newborns with Down syndrome .
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Doctors believe that Jensen is only the second person with Down syndrome to receive a heart and lung transplant.
empty
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No one ever told me either that a stepmother could suffer so badly from empty nest syndrome .
hyperkinetic
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The procedure for testing foods is slightly different for hyperkinetic syndrome .
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These symptoms, often known collectively as hyperactivity or the hyperkinetic syndrome are dealt with more fully in Chapter Eleven.
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Although a child like Matthew clearly shows abnormal behaviour, others with hyperkinetic syndrome may only be mildly affected.
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The role of food colourings, preservatives and other additives in hyperkinetic syndrome has received a lot of publicity.
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What to do about hyperkinetic syndrome Hyperkinetic syndrome can begin in infancy.
irritable
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The physiological significance of the findings in diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients, which were contrary to expectation, is unknown.
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The first four symptoms encompass the six Manning criteria for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome .
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It is not difficult to imagine how a disorder such as irritable bowel syndrome could affect a patient psychologically.
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An extra tablespoon sprinkled over the breakfast cereal can help control irritable bowel syndrome , piles, appendicitis and bowel cancer.
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This study lacked objective or prospective data and was biased by the exclusion from the controls of people with irritable bowel syndrome .
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This was not necessary with irritable bowel syndrome symptoms as their prevalence does not change with age in this population.
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It also inhibits motor activity induced by rectal distention and increases sensory thresholds for defaecation in patients with the irritable bowel syndrome .
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The same drug given intravenously prevents the postprandial increase in sigmoid segmenting pressure activity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome .
new
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N New tank syndrome: A lethal combination of all the problems mentioned in this article.
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He also grew interested in the research surrounding the new syndrome .
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The combination of these and other intestinal infections led doctors to identify a new disease syndrome in 1976.
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B.. Improve laboratory and epidemiologic techniques for the rapid identification of new pathogens and syndromes .
premenstrual
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Two doctors have told her that she has premenstrual syndrome and that most women do.
respiratory
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Associations have been shown between low packed cell volume or red cell volume, or both, and the respiratory distress syndrome .
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Although the incidence of the respiratory distress syndrome was similar in our groups there were significant differences in variables reflecting disease severity.
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An X-ray showed that's lungs hadn't fully matured and that he was suffering respiratory distress syndrome .
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She had well established adult respiratory distress syndrome , requiring artificial ventilation with 90% fractional inspired oxygen.
shock
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Viscose rayon was linked to toxic shock syndrome in a 1994 study by two New York University researchers.
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The symptoms of toxic shock syndrome include high fever, a rash, vomiting and low blood pressure.
sick
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It believes that the economic evidence on the significance of sick building syndrome is of the greatest importance.
sudden
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The risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome within groups were remarkably similar.
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Then they used scare tactics, telling the audience that fat people were apt to succumb to something called Sudden Death syndrome .
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Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were calculated separately for Maori and non-Maori children.
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This, of course, assumes that these variables are causally related to sudden infant death syndrome and are independent.
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Discussion Mortality from sudden infant death syndrome varies between countries.
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Ethnic differences in mortality from sudden infant death syndrome have been reported from several countries.
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Setting - New Zealand. 485 infants who died of sudden infant death syndrome were compared with 1800 control infants.
toxic
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We report a fatal case of toxic shock syndrome in a 14 year old girl associated with minor day case dermatological surgery.
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Viscose rayon was linked to toxic shock syndrome in a 1994 study by two New York University researchers.
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Certain toxic syndromes indicating a specific substance may become familiar to medical staff owing to frequent local abuse.
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The symptoms of toxic shock syndrome include high fever, a rash, vomiting and low blood pressure.
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Twenty four hours after admission toxic shock syndrome was finally diagnosed.
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If this is the case then the mystery which originally shrouded toxic shock syndrome has been solved.
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There are several candidates for the toxin that might cause toxic shock syndrome .
■ NOUN
bowel
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The physiological significance of the findings in diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients, which were contrary to expectation, is unknown.
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The first four symptoms encompass the six Manning criteria for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome .
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It is not difficult to imagine how a disorder such as irritable bowel syndrome could affect a patient psychologically.
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An extra tablespoon sprinkled over the breakfast cereal can help control irritable bowel syndrome , piles, appendicitis and bowel cancer.
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This study lacked objective or prospective data and was biased by the exclusion from the controls of people with irritable bowel syndrome .
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This was not necessary with irritable bowel syndrome symptoms as their prevalence does not change with age in this population.
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It also inhibits motor activity induced by rectal distention and increases sensory thresholds for defaecation in patients with the irritable bowel syndrome .
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The same drug given intravenously prevents the postprandial increase in sigmoid segmenting pressure activity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome .
building
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It believes that the economic evidence on the significance of sick building syndrome is of the greatest importance.
death
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The risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome within groups were remarkably similar.
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Then they used scare tactics, telling the audience that fat people were apt to succumb to something called Sudden Death syndrome .
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Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were calculated separately for Maori and non-Maori children.
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This, of course, assumes that these variables are causally related to sudden infant death syndrome and are independent.
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Discussion Mortality from sudden infant death syndrome varies between countries.
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Ethnic differences in mortality from sudden infant death syndrome have been reported from several countries.
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Setting - New Zealand. 485 infants who died of sudden infant death syndrome were compared with 1800 control infants.
distress
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Associations have been shown between low packed cell volume or red cell volume, or both, and the respiratory distress syndrome .
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Although the incidence of the respiratory distress syndrome was similar in our groups there were significant differences in variables reflecting disease severity.
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An X-ray showed that's lungs hadn't fully matured and that he was suffering respiratory distress syndrome .
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She had well established adult respiratory distress syndrome , requiring artificial ventilation with 90% fractional inspired oxygen.
fatigue
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In fact, very little about chronic fatigue syndrome has achieved medical consensus, not even the name.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome rarely kills, at least not directly.
patient
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The physiological significance of the findings in diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients , which were contrary to expectation, is unknown.
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Like most Guillain-Barré syndrome patients , he required maximal nursing, medical and physiotherapy care but did not need sedation.
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The two poor responders in our group were both irritable bowel syndrome patients with major psychological problems.
tunnel
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The problems-from bad backs to carpal tunnel syndrome to headaches-have made the headlines of every health magazine in the country.
war
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Early reports of birth defects l inked to the Gulf War syndrome have been disproved, Whitesides said.
■ VERB
call
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A collection of symptoms is called a syndrome .
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Then they used scare tactics, telling the audience that fat people were apt to succumb to something called Sudden Death syndrome .
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His condition would probably be what today is called post-traumatic stress syndrome .
cause
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There are several candidates for the toxin that might cause toxic shock syndrome .
suffer
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An X-ray showed that's lungs hadn't fully matured and that he was suffering respiratory distress syndrome .
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Editor, - Benjamin Simkin claims on false evidence that Mozart suffered from Tourette's syndrome , a tic disorder.
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However, he is now thought to have suffered from Proteus syndrome .
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They studied 27 patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome who believed themselves to have food allergy or intolerance.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Herniated disk syndrome is more common in males.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A further patient was found to have the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome .
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An extra tablespoon sprinkled over the breakfast cereal can help control irritable bowel syndrome , piles, appendicitis and bowel cancer.
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It is estimated that as many as 13,000 have died and 270,000 are victims of the syndrome .
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The average life expectancy of a child with Down syndrome was 9 years in 1910.
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This paradox has prompted research on the potential contribution of varying infant care practices to the prevention of deaths from this syndrome .
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This was not necessary with irritable bowel syndrome symptoms as their prevalence does not change with age in this population.
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Two doctors have told her that she has premenstrual syndrome and that most women do.