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Syndrome
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A set of symptoms or conditions that occur together and suggest the presence of a certain disease or an increased chance of developing the disease. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A group of signs, symptoms, and clinicopathological characteristics that may or may not have a genetic basis and collectively define an abnormal condition. (NCI Thesaurus)
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