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- [sin-drohm, -druh m]
- /ˈsɪn droʊm, -drəm/
- /ˈsɪn.drəʊm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sin-drohm, -druh m]
- /ˈsɪn droʊm, -drəm/
Definitions of syndrome word
- noun syndrome Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like. 1
- noun syndrome a group of related or coincident things, events, actions, etc. 1
- noun syndrome the pattern of symptoms that characterize or indicate a particular social condition. 1
- noun syndrome a predictable, characteristic pattern of behavior, action, etc., that tends to occur under certain circumstances: the retirement syndrome of endless golf and bridge games; the feast-or-famine syndrome of big business. 1
- noun syndrome pattern of symptoms 1
- countable noun syndrome A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms. 0
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Origin of syndrome
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < New Latin < Greek syndromḗ concurrence, combination, equivalent to syn- syn- + drom-, base meaning “run” (see -drome) + -ē feminine noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Syndrome
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syndrome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
syndrome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for syndrome
noun syndrome
- ailment — An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious.
- badness — not good in any manner or degree.
- complaint — A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
- convalescence — Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation.
- disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
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