syndrome

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ UK /ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ See IPA manual

Freq #6843

Meanings

1

noun
A group of symptoms or signs that together point to a particular illness or condition.

The doctor recognized the symptoms as a rare syndrome.
2

noun
A set of behaviors or attitudes seen as typical of a particular situation, usually a negative one.

Always wanting more is a common syndrome in modern life.

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Forms syndromes

Derived forms syndromalsyndromedsyndromicsyndromics

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”).

syndrome la-new συνδρομή Ancient Greek

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# syndrome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪndɹoʊm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪndɹəʊm/
**Frequency rank:** 6843

## Meanings
1. A group of symptoms or signs that together point to a particular illness or condition.
2. A set of behaviors or attitudes seen as typical of a particular situation, usually a negative one.

## Examples
- The doctor recognized the symptoms as a rare syndrome.
- Always wanting more is a common syndrome in modern life.

## Derived Forms
- syndromal
- syndromed
- syndromic
- syndromics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: syndrome
- Root: συνδρομή
- Affix: syn- - with

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Syndrome is a 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”). In present-day use, it can mean a group of symptoms or signs that together point to a particular illness or condition, or a set of behaviors or attitudes seen as typical of a particular situation, usually a negative one.

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- Describing Qualities
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