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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
síndrome f (plural síndromes)
- syndrome
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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ, “concurrence of symptoms, concourse”), from σύνδρομος (súndromos, “running together”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running, course”).
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Noun
síndrome f or (Portugal, sometimes proscribed) m (plural síndromes)
- (medicine, pathology) syndrome (a well-defined set of symptoms that do not characterize a single disease, but can reflect a pathogenic modality)
- (figuratively) syndrome (set of signs or characteristics associated with a critical situation and causing fear or insecurity)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
síndrome m (plural síndromes)
- (pathology, psychology, psychiatry) syndrome
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