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==Origin==
New Latin, from [[Greek]] ''syndromē'' combination, syndrome, from ''syn''- + ''dramein'' to run
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1541]
==Definitions==
*1: a group of [[signs]] and [[symptoms]] that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition
*2: a set of concurrent things (as [[emotions]] or [[actions]]) that usually form an identifiable [[pattern]]
==Description==
In [[medicine]] and [[psychology]], a '''syndrome''' is the [[association]] of several clinically recognizable features, [[signs]] (observed by someone other than the patient), [[symptoms]] (reported by the patient), [[phenomena]] or characteristics that often occur [[together]], so that the [[presence]] of one or more features alerts the healthcare provider to the possible presence of the others. In recent decades, the term has been used outside [[medicine]] to refer to a combination of phenomena seen in association.
Some syndromes, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome Down syndrome], have only one [[cause]]; others, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsonian_syndrome Parkinsonian syndrome], have multiple possible causes. In other cases, the cause of the syndrome is [[unknown]].
The term syndrome derives from the [[Greek]] συνδρομή (sundromē) and means "concurrence of symptoms, concourse", from σύν (''syn''), "along with, together" + δρόμος (''dromos''), amongst others "[[course]]".
A familiar syndrome name often continues to be used even after an underlying cause has been found, or when there are a number of different primary [[causes]] that all give rise to the same combination of [[symptoms]] and signs. Many syndromes are named after the [[physicians]] credited with first reporting the [[association]]; these are "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponym eponymous]" syndromes (see also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_diseases list of eponymous diseases], many of which are called "syndromes"). Otherwise, [[disease]] features or presumed causes, as well as references to geography, history or [[poetry]], can lend their names to syndromes. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndrome]
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==Origin==
New Latin, from [[Greek]] ''syndromē'' combination, syndrome, from ''syn''- + ''dramein'' to run
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1541]
==Definitions==
*1: a group of [[signs]] and [[symptoms]] that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition
*2: a set of concurrent things (as [[emotions]] or [[actions]]) that usually form an identifiable [[pattern]]
==Description==
In [[medicine]] and [[psychology]], a '''syndrome''' is the [[association]] of several clinically recognizable features, [[signs]] (observed by someone other than the patient), [[symptoms]] (reported by the patient), [[phenomena]] or characteristics that often occur [[together]], so that the [[presence]] of one or more features alerts the healthcare provider to the possible presence of the others. In recent decades, the term has been used outside [[medicine]] to refer to a combination of phenomena seen in association.
Some syndromes, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome Down syndrome], have only one [[cause]]; others, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsonian_syndrome Parkinsonian syndrome], have multiple possible causes. In other cases, the cause of the syndrome is [[unknown]].
The term syndrome derives from the [[Greek]] συνδρομή (sundromē) and means "concurrence of symptoms, concourse", from σύν (''syn''), "along with, together" + δρόμος (''dromos''), amongst others "[[course]]".
A familiar syndrome name often continues to be used even after an underlying cause has been found, or when there are a number of different primary [[causes]] that all give rise to the same combination of [[symptoms]] and signs. Many syndromes are named after the [[physicians]] credited with first reporting the [[association]]; these are "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponym eponymous]" syndromes (see also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_diseases list of eponymous diseases], many of which are called "syndromes"). Otherwise, [[disease]] features or presumed causes, as well as references to geography, history or [[poetry]], can lend their names to syndromes. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndrome]
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