syndrome

«syndrome» in Mova's school dictionary: a group of signs and problems that happen together, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a syndrome, syndromes)

meaning for a pupil

A medical condition that is a group of signs and problems that happen together, often named after the doctor who described it: "Down syndrome". tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and health lessons, pupils may meet people with Down syndrome or other syndromes; they learn to treat everyone with kindness and respect. In science, a syndrome is defined by a set of signs that go together. Phrases: Down syndrome, have a syndrome.

examples

• My cousin has Down syndrome and loves to dance. tree →
• A syndrome is a set of signs that happen together. tree →
• Doctors gave the condition the name of a syndrome. tree →
• People with a syndrome are just as important as everyone else. tree →
• She is learning more about her brother's syndrome. tree →
• Every syndrome has its own name and its own signs. tree →

note

Countable: a syndrome, syndromes. Said "SIN-drome". A syndrome is not catching like a cold; you cannot get Down syndrome from someone. In the UK it is also written "Down's syndrome". Never use the name of a syndrome as an insult.

In the corpora

• Aspirin should not be given to children under 16 unless a doctor says, because it can cause Reye's syndrome.
• Slapped cheek syndrome gives bright red cheeks, and by the time the rash appears you are no longer infectious.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «syndrome» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.