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syndrome

[sin-drohm, -druhm] / ˈsɪn droʊm, -drəm /


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A dog called Pig became a brief internet sensation in 2014 owing in part to having short spine syndrome.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

With summer in full swing, health officials are warning of increasing risks from two of the most common tick-borne conditions: Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Dáithí was born in 2016 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, meaning the left side of his heart did not form correctly.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

On her worst days, battling postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — POTS, a blood circulation disorder — she has struggled to get out of bed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The doctors call my condition acquired savant syndrome.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

From a diagnostic standpoint, it overlaps with obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and trauma-related syndromes.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

Ivan has two genetic syndromes which affect his cognitive functions.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

And for those with hypermobility syndromes, meaning overly flexible joints, “it’s important to be mindful that increased stretching could lead to dislocations of the joints.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2025

But to move from hypothesis to proven treatment, he says, the scientific community urgently needs double-blind, randomized, controlled trials—the gold standard for treatment research—on nicotine therapy for post-acute infection syndromes.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2025

I am not someone to pity, with an unstable mind and weird pain syndromes.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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