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# syndrome

noun (a syndrome, syndromes)

«syndrome» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#x1)
- A syndrome is a set of signs that happen together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#x2)
- Doctors gave the condition the name of a syndrome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#x3)
- People with a syndrome are just as important as everyone else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#x4)
- She is learning more about her brother's syndrome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#x5)
- Every syndrome has its own name and its own signs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «syndrome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«syndrome» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/syndrome.html) on Mova free.