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syndrome (medical)
A set of symptoms that regularly occur together and are treated as one named condition. Also used loosely of recurring social or behavioral patterns, as English does with "syndrome."
The cause of this syndrome is unclear, and no treatment has been established.
Formed from 症候 (symptom) + 群 (group). Attaches to the end of a condition's name, exactly where English puts "syndrome."
Common collocations
- 睡眠時無呼吸症候群: sleep apnea syndrome
- 過敏性腸症候群: irritable bowel syndrome
- ダウン症候群: Down syndrome
Similar words
- 症状: symptom — a single sign of illness, whereas 症候群 is the whole named cluster
- 〜病: disease — used when the cause is known; a syndrome is named from its symptoms alone
Related Words
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症状