Syndrome
in Medicine
a grouping or constellation of disease features that is a consistent pattern indicating a particular disease process. Many syndromes are eponomous or named after the discovering person.
Examples: Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, Cushing's Syndrome, Down's Syndrome, SIADH, sick building syndrome
In recent years the best-known use of the word has been in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS.
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