síndrome

/ˈsindɾome/ · B2 · noun · m

syndrome

🩺 Greek syn + dromos = running together: symptoms that run as a pack

From Greek syndromē, a running together: syn (together) + dromos (a running, as in hippodrome). A syndrome is a set of symptoms that show up together. Note the Spanish accent on sín- and that it is masculine: el síndrome.

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