#syndrome  a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  supertype:  symptom  (medical) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
  part of:  disease
  subtype:  autism  (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
     subtype:  infantile_autism__infantileautism  a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits; "there is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism"
  subtype:  adult_respiratory_distress_syndrome__ARDS__wet_lung__wetlung__white_lung__whitelung  acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
  subtype:  attention_deficit_disorder__attentiondeficitdisorder__ADD__attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder__attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder__ADHD__hyperkinetic_syndrome__minimal_brain_dysfunction__minimalbraindysfunction__minimal_brain_damage__minimalbraindamage__MBD  a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
  subtype:  Horner's_syndrome  a pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial sweating)
  subtype:  Hurler's_syndrome__Hurler's_disease__gargoylism__dysostosis_multiplex__lipochondrodystrophy  hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation
  subtype:  cervical_disc_syndrome__cervical_root_syndrome  an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia
  subtype:  Chinese_restaurant_syndrome  headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate
  subtype:  Conn's_syndrome  disturbances in salt-water balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone
  subtype:  fetal_alcohol_syndrome__fetalalcoholsyndrome  a condition in which body deformation or facial development or mental ability of a fetus is impaired because the mother drank alcohol while pregnant
  subtype:  Klinefelter's_syndrome__Klinefelter_syndrome__XXY-syndrome  syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male
  subtype:  malabsorption_syndrome__malabsorptionsyndrome  a pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis
  subtype:  Munchausen's_syndrome__Munchausen_syndrome  syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found
  subtype:  nephrotic_syndrome__nephroticsyndrome__nephrosis  a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases
  subtype:  Noonan's_syndrome  syndrome seen only in males; marked by short stature and lowset ears and subnormal fertility
  subtype:  phantom_limb_syndrome  syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated
  subtype:  premenstrual_syndrome__PMS  a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
  subtype:  radiation_sickness__radiation_syndrome__radiationsyndrome  syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
  subtype:  Ramsay_Hunt_syndrome  syndrome resulting from infection by the herpes varicella zoster virus; characterized by vertigo and pain in the ears and facial nerve paralysis and sometimes hearing loss
  subtype:  Reiter's_syndrome__Reiter's_disease  an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis
  subtype:  restless_legs_syndrome__restless_legs__Ekbom_syndrome  feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved temporarily by walking or moving the legs
  subtype:  Reye's_syndrome  acquired brain disorder following acute viral infections (especially influenza or chicken pox) in young children
  subtype:  scalenus_syndrome  discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus
  subtype:  tetany__tetanilla__intermittenttetanu__intermittent_cramp__apyretic_tetanus  clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
  subtype:  thoracic_outlet_syndrome  tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm
  subtype:  Tietze's_syndrome  syndrome characterized by swelling of rib cartilage (causing pain)
  subtype:  Tourette's_syndrome__Gilles_de_la_Tourette_syndrome  neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia
  subtype:  tetralogy_of_Fallot__Fallot's_tetralogy__Fallot's_syndrome  a congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle
  subtype:  toxic_shock_syndrome__toxicshocksyndrome__toxic_shock__TSS  syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons
  subtype:  Waterhouse-Friderichsen_syndrome  syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse
  subtype:  Zollinger-Ellison_syndrome  syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity

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