How to Use syndrome in a Sentence

syndrome

noun
Definition of syndromenext
Synonyms for syndromenext
  • Pain in the hip and leg can come from the hip (like with piriformis syndrome) or from the spine.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Aka patellofemoral pain syndrome, or pain around or behind the kneecap.
    — Ashley Mateo, Health, 11 Feb. 2023
  • That’s why one of the biggest lessons most startups need to learn is to avoid shiny object syndrome.
    — Yec, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • But there’s no doubt that Economou has more than earned her place on that stage, imposter syndrome be damned.
    — Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • This syndrome can cause endocrine glands to grow tumors on them.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Fury of the Gods commences, our hero is suffering from a bit of imposter syndrome.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Males are three to four times more likely to develop the syndrome than females.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
  • Capaldi has been open about having Tourette syndrome in the past.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The control group was small and not perfectly matched to those with Havana syndrome.
    — Katie Bo Lillis, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Damage to the eye cornea related to the dry eye syndrome was measured via corneal staining.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Other kinds of ticks outside the U.S. have also been linked to alpha-gal syndrome.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 July 2023
  • Men are three to four times more likely to develop Tourette syndrome.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • His niece Cathy Doran said the cause was myelodysplastic syndromes, a rare form of blood cancer.
    — Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • Some researchers have attributed the syndrome to the lone star tick, which was more commonly found in the southern U.S.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 May 2023
  • Experts urge people to talk to their doctors about CKM syndrome.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 21 May 2024
  • Many of the patients had watched popular TikTok videos of teenagers claiming to have Tourette’s syndrome.
    — Azeen Ghorayshi Amber Bracken, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The drug, which is also used to manage miscarriages and treat Cushing’s syndrome, was first approved by the FDA in 2000.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t get caught up with the comparison game or be fooled by imposter syndrome.
    — Claire Brito, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Dion, who was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022, was given a loud ovation from the crowd on hand at Sphere.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN, 28 June 2024
  • When this is severe enough to lead to weight loss and muscle wasting, it's called anorexia-cachexia syndrome (ACS).
    — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The syndrome has not been reported to cause death from lethal blood alcohol levels.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 11 June 2024
  • Celine Dion says singing is ‘like somebody’s strangling you’ due to stiff-person syndrome.
    — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
  • Currently there is no cure for these post-viral syndromes.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Singer Billie Eilish, who also has the syndrome, revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed as a child.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The young Pirates fan was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome — which meant the left side of his heart had been underdeveloped at birth.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Three separate shows tried to solve the puzzle of the perplexing ailment known as Havana syndrome.
    — Laura Jane Standley, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2023
  • This concept of the syndrome was first proposed in the late 1970s, when there were optimistic predictions that the Space Shuttle might fly as often as once per week.
    — Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The 89-year-old Democrat was suffering from encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, and a condition known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The performance would mark Dion's return to the stage for the first time since announcing her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis in December 2022.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • The syndrome is blamed for a range of persistent symptoms that sometimes vary among patient groups, and the virus can present a particular threat to pregnant people, who are already a vulnerable population.
    — Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 11 July 2024

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