~ SYNDROME  id+ | CONCURRENCE |         sug> PROTOTYPE
            id+ | PATTERN |             sug> SIGNAL
            id+ | WHAT RUNS TOGETHER |  sug> SYNCHRONOUS
            id+ | NON RANDOM |          sug> UNIFORM
  med> A SYMPTOM SIGN COMPLEX or
       TYPICAL COMBINATION of SYMPTOMS and SIGNS
  MEDICAL SYNDROMES ARE SO NUMEROUS THAT
  SYNDROME DICTIONARIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
  LISTINGS OF CHARACTERISTIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
  sc>  RECOGNITION OF SYNDROMES CONTRIBUTES TO A
       BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
  CAUSE                 see> ETIOLOGY      see> DIAGNOSIS
  FUTURE EVENTS         see> PROGNOSIS     see> FORECAST
  ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS  see> AMELIORATION  see> THERAPY
  PREVENTION            see> PROPHYLAXIS   see> PROPHET
  med> ACHONDROPLASIA and DOWN ARE TWO WELL KNOWN
       EXAMPLES OF SYNDROMES THAT ARE TYPICAL AND ARE
  VISUALLY RECOGNIZED AT BIRTH BY THE PRESENCE OF A
  CHARACTERISTIC CONSTELLATION OF SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS
  main entry see> PROGNOSIS

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