Disease or Syndrome
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syn·drome [ sin-drohm, -druhm ]
Subclass of:
Disease
Etymology:
Greek syndromos = a running together; from syn = together + dromos = a running
Hence used of a joining of several symptoms or signs to form a disease picture.
Definitions related to syndrome:
  • A characteristic symptom complex.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A group of signs, symptoms, and clinicopathological characteristics that may or may not have a genetic basis and collectively define an abnormal condition.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A set of symptoms or conditions that occur together and suggest the presence of a certain disease or an increased chance of developing the disease.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Heading term for a set of symptoms, usually three or more, which have a complex etiology and characterize a particular pathological state.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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