| has gloss | (noun) a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
syndrome |
| lexicalization | eng: syndrome |
| subclass of | (noun) (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
symptom |
| has subclass | (noun) a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
minimal brain dysfunction, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, minimal brain damage, MBD, hyperkinetic syndrome, ADD, ADHD |
| has subclass | (noun) a pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial sweating)
Horner's syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia
cervical disc syndrome, cervical root syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
Chinese restaurant syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone
Conn's syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
FAS, fetal alcohol syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders
Persian Gulf illness, Gulf War syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male
Klinefelter syndrome, XXY-syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) a pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis
malabsorption syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found
Munchausen's syndrome, Munchausen syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
nephrosis, nephrotic syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome seen only in males; marked by short stature and lowset ears and subnormal fertility
Noonan's syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated
phantom limb syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
premenstrual syndrome, PMS |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation"
radiation syndrome, radiation, radiation sickness |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome resulting from infection by the herpes varicella zoster virus; characterized by vertigo and pain in the ears and facial nerve paralysis and sometimes hearing loss
Ramsay Hunt syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis
Reiter's syndrome, Reiter's disease |
| has subclass | (noun) feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved temporarily by walking or moving the legs
restless legs syndrome, restless legs, Ekbom syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) acquired encephalopathy following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children; characterized by fever, vomiting, disorientation, coma, and fatty infiltration of the liver
Reye's syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus
scalenus syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
intermittent cramp, intermittent tetanus, tetany, apyretic tetanus, tetanilla |
| has subclass | (noun) tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm
thoracic outlet syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome characterized by swelling of rib cartilage (causing pain)
Tietze's syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, Tourette's syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle
Fallot's syndrome, Fallot's tetralogy, tetralogy of Fallot |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
toxic shock, TSS, toxic shock syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) a rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of genetic material in chromosome 7; characterized by mental deficiency and some growth deficiency and elfin faces but an overly social personality and a remarkable gift for vocabulary
Williams syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome |
| has subclass | (noun) (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
autism |