syndrome

Everyday

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 →

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.