| syndrome [ síndrōm ] (plural syndromes) |
| 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'] |