Syndrome . . . It’s a word that we hear frequently. It’s also one that’s often confused as a synonym for other words, such as disease, illness and trauma. In fact, the word syndrome has a different nuance entirely.
Webster’s defines it as “a group of signs and symptoms that occur together to characterize a particular abnormality.”
In the business of health and medicine, syndrome is a term that’s used carefully as a way to identify an umbrella of related health challenges that can spell biological human disaster if left unaddressed. Explore these seven syndromes that will help you identify your proclivities and learn how to cut them off at the pass – so to speak.
