síndrome

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See also: sindrome

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ).

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Noun

síndrome f (plural síndromes)

  1. syndrome

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Portuguese

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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)

    1. (medicine, pathology) syndrome (a well-defined set of symptoms that do not characterize a single disease, but can reflect a pathogenic modality)
    2. (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).

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    Noun

    síndrome m (plural síndromes)

    1. (pathology, psychology, psychiatry) syndrome

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