síndrome
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See also: sindrome
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
síndrome f (plural síndromes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “síndrome”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Portuguese
Alternative forms
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”).
Pronunciation
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)
Hyponyms
- síndrome de abstinencia (“abstinence syndrome”)
- síndrome de Adie
- síndrome de Aicardi
- síndrome de Alagille
- síndrome de Alicia en el País de las Maravillas (“Alice in Wonderland syndrome”)
- síndrome de Allan-Herndon-Dudley
- síndrome de alta exposición (“tall poppy syndrome”) (Australia, New Zealand)
- síndrome de Angelman
- síndrome de Apert
- síndrome de Asperger
- síndrome de cautiverio, síndrome de enclaustramiento (“locked-in syndrome”)
- síndrome de Down
- síndrome de Edwards
- síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos
- síndrome de Estocolmo
- síndrome de Gilbert (“Gilbert syndrome”)
- síndrome de Guillain-Barré
- síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida
- síndrome de Klinefelter
- síndrome de Klinefelter (“Klinefelter syndrome”)
- síndrome de la cabeza explosiva (“exploding head syndrome”)
- síndrome de las piernas inquietas (“restless legs syndrome”)
- síndrome de Marfan
- síndrome de Moebius
- síndrome de Münchhausen
- síndrome de Ohtahara (“Ohtahara syndrome”)
- síndrome de Peter Pan
- síndrome de Tourette
- síndrome de Turner
- síndrome de Williams
- síndrome del acento extranjero (“foreign accent syndrome”)
- síndrome del intestino irritable (“irritable bowel syndrome”)
- síndrome del maullido de gato (“Cri du Chat syndrome”)
- síndrome del túnel carpiano
- síndrome neuroléptico maligno (“neuroleptic malignant syndrome”)
- síndrome premenstrual (“premenstrual syndrome”)
- síndrome uña-rótula (“nail-patella syndrome”)
- síndrome X frágil
Derived terms
Further reading
- “síndrome”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014