综合征 (zōng hé zhēng) — syndrome (a group of symptoms that consistently occur together)
Definition
A medical term for a 'syndrome' — a set of symptoms that reliably appear together and define a condition. More technical and clinical than the everyday word 病 (illness), which refers to a single specific disease.
noun
syndrome (a group of symptoms that consistently occur together)
Examples
- 综合征。Yī shēng zhěn duàn tā huàn le yì zhǒng hǎn jiàn de zōng hé zhēng.The doctor diagnosed him with a rare syndrome.
- ，“综合征”。Cháng jià guò hòu, hěn duō rén huì chū xiàn "jià qī zōng hé zhēng".After a long holiday, many people experience 'holiday syndrome'.
- 综合征。Zhè zhǒng zōng hé zhēng de zhǔ yào zhèng zhuàng shì fā shāo hé ké sou.The main symptoms of this syndrome are fever and cough.
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