| Syndrome (n.) Concurrence. |
| Syndrome (n.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease. |
| syndrome a complex of concurrent things, "every word has a syndrome of meanings" |
| acute brain disorder / acute organic brain syndrome any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection) |
| adult respiratory distress syndrome / ARDS / wet lung / white lung acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales, inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen, occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. |
| attention deficit disorder / ADD / attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / ADHD / hyperkinetic syndrome / minimal brain dysfunction / minimal brain damage / MBD a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders |
| bulimarexia / binge-purge syndrome / binge-vomit syndrome / bulima nervosa a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food, characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting |
| bulimia binge-eating syndrome a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and selfondemnation |
| carpal tunnel syndrome a painful disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel, characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hands and fingers and by sensations of tingling, burning or numbness |
| Banti's disease / Banti's syndrome a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen, accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis |
| Kallman's syndrome hypogonadism with anosmia, a congenital sexual disorder that prevents the testicles from maturing at puberty |
| Kawasaki disease / mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever, of unknown cause |