syndrome
//ˈsɪndɹəʊm//
Forms
- Plural
- syndromes
Definitions
1.A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
2.Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc., usually adverse.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4499
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin syndrome
From Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ, “concurrence of symptoms, concourse”)
From σύνδρομος (súndromos, “running together”)
From συν- (sun-, “with”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running, course”).