syndrome

noun

/ˈsɪndrəʊm/

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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.
- This syndrome mostly affects women in their forties.
see also AIDS, Asperger’s syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, Down’s syndrome, economy class syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, locked-in syndrome, Munchausen’s syndrome, postviral syndrome, sick building syndrome, Tourette’s syndrome, toxic shock syndromeTopics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- acute
- clinical
- Asperger’s
- …
verb + syndrome
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
syndrome + verb
- affect somebody
- be present in somebody
- occur
- …
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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).
- This phenomenon has become known as the ‘Californian syndrome’.
see also tall poppy syndromeTopics Opinion and argumentc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek sundromē, from sun- ‘together’ + dramein ‘to run’.

单词	syndrome
释义	syndrome noun /ˈsɪndrəʊm/ /ˈsɪndrəʊm/ jump to other results 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. This syndrome mostly affects women in their forties. see also AIDS, Asperger’s syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, Down’s syndrome, economy class syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, Gulf War Syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, locked-in syndrome, Munchausen’s syndrome, postviral syndrome, sick building syndrome, Tourette’s syndrome, toxic shock syndromeTopics Illnessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective acute clinical Asperger’s … verb + syndrome have suffer from develop … syndrome + verb affect somebody be present in somebody occur … See full entry 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). This phenomenon has become known as the ‘Californian syndrome’. see also tall poppy syndromeTopics Opinion and argumentc2 Word Originmid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek sundromē, from sun- ‘together’ + dramein ‘to run’.
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