Syndrome
Name-starting medical term
A syndrome is a group of symptoms that consistently occur together, indicating a particular condition or disease: chronic fatigue syndrome, Down syndrome.
Medical syndromes may have known causes or remain unexplained clusters of symptoms.
Extended usage applies to any characteristic combination of behaviors, attitudes, or circumstances: empty nest syndrome, impostor syndrome.
The word often carries clinical weight even in casual use.
Extraordinary observable occurrence
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- zeitgeistEra's dominant mentality
mindset · mentality · groupthink · collective · societal · millennial · entitlement · burnout culture
Indicators of disease
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- disorderAbsence of organization
- conditionState or stipulation
patient · chronic · genetic · autoimmune · clinical · congenital · rare · hereditary
One operating a lathe
- CushingHypercortisolism's namesake condition
- AspergerAutism spectrum condition
- Guillain-BarreAutoimmune peripheral neuropathy
- SjogrenAutoimmune dryness condition
One feigning identity
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- savantPerson of profound learning
- survivorOne still alive after
Paris · Jerusalem · Lima · Munchausen · codependency · trauma · dissociative · anxiety
phenomenon
Extraordinary observable occurrence
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
zeitgeist · mindset · mentality · groupthink · collective · societal · millennial · entitlement · burnout culture · hustle
symptoms
Indicators of disease
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- disorderAbsence of organization
condition · patient · chronic · genetic · autoimmune · clinical · congenital · rare · hereditary · metabolic
Turner
One operating a lathe
- CushingHypercortisolism's namesake condition
- AspergerAutism spectrum condition
- Guillain-BarreAutoimmune peripheral neuropathy
imposter
One feigning identity
- StockholmSweden's seat of government
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- savantPerson of profound learning
survivor · Paris · Jerusalem · Lima · Munchausen · codependency · trauma · dissociative · anxiety · defense mechanism
- The IncrediblesViolet, supers
- Animated VillainsMaleficent, Ursula, Jafar, Hades, Evil Queen
Syndromehealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · normalcy · homeostasis · well-being · fitness
- imposter syndromeBelief you're secretly unqualified
- dry eye syndromeInadequate tear production condition
- withdrawal syndromeSymptoms from stopping substance
- acquired immune deficiency syndromeHIV-caused immune failure
- impostor syndromeFeeling undeserving of success
- toxic shock syndromeLife-threatening bacterial toxin response