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syndrome

syn·drome [ sín drm ] (plural syn·dromes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. group of identifying signs and symptoms: a group of signs and symptoms that together are characteristic or indicative of a specific disease or other disorder

2. things that form pattern: a group of things or events that form a recognizable pattern, especially of something undesirable

[Mid-16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek sundromē "running together" < dramein "run"]
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