noun
A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
Down syndrome; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; restless-leg syndrome; battered-wife syndrome
A “zone of rarity” emerges when symptoms cluster neatly into syndromes and interforms are uncommon, although not altogether absent. Fuzzy boundaries and interforms are a special problem for PTSD […]
Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc., usually adverse.
not-in-my-backyard syndrome; tip-of-the-tongue syndrome
My roommate, Tony, and I were sitting in our living room on a Saturday afternoon trying to decide what to do that night. You know the syndrome: Saturday night when everyone is supposed to do something exciting and have a great time. If you don't, you're likely to wake up on Sunday morning feeling weird and lonely.