syndrome
US: /ˈsɪnˌdɹoʊm/
UK: /sˈɪndɹəʊm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
syndrome /'sindrəm/- danh từ
- (y học) hội chứng
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 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.
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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
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 dictionary
syndromes'sɪndrəʊmnoun
+a complex of concurrent things
+a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
