syndrome
/ˈsɪndroʊm/
noun
- A group of symptoms that consistently occur together, indicating a particular medical condition or disorder.
- Down syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
- Doctors recognized the syndrome from the combination of fever, rash, and joint pain.
- The patient was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome after several tests.
- A set of behaviors, opinions, or conditions that tend to occur together in a particular situation.
- First-year college students sometimes experience the 'freshman syndrome' of feeling lost.
- The 'not-in-my-backyard' syndrome often blocks new construction projects.
- Impostor syndrome makes talented people doubt their own abilities.