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Where does the word "syndrome" come from? It comes from Greek syndrome, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).
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Where does the word "syndrome" come from? It comes from Greek syndrome, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).
Syndrome’s story begins in Greek: syndrome meant “a running together.” Literally a running together, from syn (together) and dromos (running). It reached English by 1500s as syndrome. Settled as the medical word for a group of symptoms occurring together. Today, syndrome means a group of symptoms that consistently occur together, characterizing a condition.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient syndrome "a running together", literally a running together, from syn (together) and dromos (running).
- Stage 2 · English · 1500s syndrome "a group of symptoms that occur together", settled as the medical word for a group of symptoms occurring together.