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Updated June 2026
A group of symptoms or signs that occur together and characterise a particular medical condition or disorder. The term can also refer to a set of concurrent events or conditions.
“The doctor diagnosed her with carpal tunnel syndrome after examining her wrist pain and numbness.”
/ˈsɪndrəʊm/
syn·drome
Contains common letters Y and E, with the less common pattern -DROME at the end
High-scoring 15-point word; the Y (4 points) makes it particularly valuable on double/triple letter squares
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