syndrome

syndrome
noun
ADJECTIVE
acute
clinical
Asperger's, chronic fatigue, etc.
VERB + SYNDROME
have, suffer from
develop
cause, produce
diagnose, recognize
treat
be known as

This phenomenon has become known as the ‘Californian syndrome’.

SYNDROME + VERB
affect sb, be present in sb, occur

This syndrome mostly affects women in their forties.

be characterized by

Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by severe physical and mental fatigue.


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  • Syndrome — Syn dro*me, n. [NL., from Gr. ?; sy n with + ? a course, a running.] 1. Concurrence. [R.] Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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