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# syndrome

«syndrome» in Mova's school dictionary: **a group of signs and problems that happen together, often…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a syndrome, syndromes)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/#m1)

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

### In the corpora

- [Aspirin should not be given to children under 16 unless a doctor says, because it can cause Reye's syndrome.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/6/)
- [Slapped cheek syndrome gives bright red cheeks, and by the time the rash appears you are no longer infectious.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/11-spots-and-itches-chickenpox-head-lice-and-friends/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «syndrome» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/syndrome/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.