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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