syndrome

US: /ˈsɪnˌdɹoʊm/
UK: /sˈɪndɹə‍ʊm/


English Vietnamese dictionary


syndrome /'sindrəm/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical problem: PMS or premenstrual syndrome + This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing.
See also - AIDS, DOWN'S SYNDROME
2 a set of opinions or a way of behaving that is typical of a particular type of person, attitude or social problem: With teenagers, be prepared for the 'Me, me, me!' syndrome (= they think of themselves first).

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

acute | clinical

VERB + SYNDROME

have, suffer from | develop | cause, produce | diagnose, recognize | be known as
This phenomenon has become known as the ‘Californian syndrome’.

SYNDROME + VERB

affect sb, be present in sb, occur
This syndrome mostly affects women in their forties.


Concise English dictionary


syndromes'sɪndrəʊm
noun
+a complex of concurrent things
+a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease