综合症 (zèng) — syndrome
Definition
Literary/medical term for a 'syndrome' — a cluster of symptoms that occur together. Distinct from 病 (bìng, a specific disease), which refers to a single illness with a clear cause.
noun
syndrome
Examples
- 综合症。Tā dé le màn xìng pí láo zèng.He has chronic fatigue syndrome.
- 综合症。zèng Shì zhǐ yì zǔ tóng shí chū xiàn de zhèng zhuàng.A syndrome refers to a group of symptoms that occur together.
- 综合症。Zhè zhǒng zèng zài lǎo nián rén zhōng bǐ jiào cháng jiàn.This syndrome is more common among elderly people.
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