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syndrome

[sin-drohm, -druhm] / ˈsɪn droʊm, -drəm /


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Selina, who had Down's syndrome, was sent home by a "very junior doctor" in the meantime, assistant coroner Stephen Simblet KC said during an inquest into her death.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

He went on to describe his relationship with a niece who has Down syndrome and looks like him, and to talk about a coffee shop his family owns that employs people with her disability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

This was especially notable because, in humans, a mutation in just one copy of the gene can be enough to cause Marfan syndrome.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Such conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, result in gastrointestinal symptoms related to the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is our thesis that the psychopathology of such murderers forms at least one specific syndrome which we shall describe.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

From a diagnostic standpoint, it overlaps with obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and trauma-related syndromes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Ivan has two genetic syndromes which affect his cognitive functions.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

And for those with hypermobility syndromes, meaning overly flexible joints, “it’s important to be mindful that increased stretching could lead to dislocations of the joints.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

But to move from hypothesis to proven treatment, he says, the scientific community urgently needs double-blind, randomized, controlled trials—the gold standard for treatment research—on nicotine therapy for post-acute infection syndromes.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2025

As I show in my report, these and other physical and mental deterioration syndromes can be predicted with statistically significant results by the application of my new formula.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes


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