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syndrome

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


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The so-called baby Gabriel case began when McKenna West, a surrogate from Alaska, learned that the child she was carrying had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a serious congenital disease.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

A strong match came up for Oliver: a type of Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome, or TRPS.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

People with metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that includes high blood pressure, raised blood sugar and excess body fat, may see particular benefits.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

“It’s actually impostor syndrome to the max and really terrifying, but I know what this film is. I’ve watched it 100 times in my head.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“Running a fever. I am so sick, Shirley. Can you get me into a clinic? If you could just—it wouldn’t cost you much—it’s a syndrome I have that makes digesting food living hell. Shirley...”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

As the authors note, "The combination of advanced imaging techniques and machine learning confers methodological robustness and contributes significantly to the ongoing scientific discourse on post-viral syndromes."

From Science Daily Nov. 13, 2025

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

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

Under Cushing, John studied pituitary syndromes in dogs and mice and contemplated X-ray irradiations of humans.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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