Medical terms - Letter S (page 27) | MedicalVocabulary.org

Syndrome, carcinoid

A syndrome due to carcinoid tumor which secretes large amounts of the hormone serotonin. The syndrome is directly due to the serotonin. Features include flushing and blushing, swelling of the face (especially around the…
Syndrome, carpal tunnel

See Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Syndrome, cartilage hair hypoplasia

See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
Syndrome, cauda equina

See: Cauda equina syndrome
Syndrome, cavernous sinus

A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important…
Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal

Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal: A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes (cell structures that rid the body of toxic substances) in the…
Syndrome, chromosome 4 short-arm deletion

This syndrome, called the Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short (p) arm of chromosome 4. It is, therefore, also called the 4p- syndrome. Features of the syndrome include…
Syndrome, chromosome 4p-

The 4p- syndrome or Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short (p) arm of chromosome 4. It is, therefore, also called the 4p- syndrome. Features of the syndrome include…
Syndrome, Churg-Strauss

See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
Syndrome, Cockayne

See: Cockayne syndrome
Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry

An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic face, finger and skeletal abnormalities. Facial features include prominent forehead, widespread eyes, downslanting…
Syndrome, Cogan

A form of arteritis (also referred to as vasculitis) that involves the ear. This condition is called Cogan syndrome after the American ophthalmologist David Glendenning Cogan (1908-93) who first described it. Cogan…
Syndrome, complete androgen insensitivity

A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead, they are born looking externally like normal girls. Internally, there is a short blind-pouch vagina and no…
Syndrome, congenital central hypoventilation

See: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
Syndrome, congenital rubella

The constellation of abnormalities caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) virus before birth. The syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital malformations (birth defects) and mental retardation. The…
Syndrome, Conn

Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone (pronounced al-do-ster-one) by a tumor that contains tissue resembling that normally present in the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland. The excess aldosterone results…
Syndrome, contiguous gene

A disorder clearly involving multiple gene loci that are adjacent to one another. An example of a contiguous gene syndrome is Angelman syndrome. It is due to the loss of a series of genes from a region of chromosome 15…
Syndrome, Cornelia de Lange

See: de Lange syndrome
Syndrome, cracked tooth

A toothache caused by a broken tooth (tooth fracture) without associated cavity or advanced gum disease. Biting on the area of tooth fracture can cause severe sharp pains. These fractures are usually due to chewing or…
Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob

Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional (not a bacteria or virus), transmissible agent called a prion. Symptoms of CJD include…
Syndrome, Cushing

The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing syndrome is an extremely complex hormonal condition that involves many areas of the body. Common symptoms are thinning of the…
Syndrome, cyclic vomiting

Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint hypermobility (loose joints), skin laxity, and weakness of tissues. There are a number of different Ehlers-Danlos…
Syndrome, Danlos

Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint hypermobility (loose joints), skin laxity, and weakness of tissues. There are a number of different Ehlers-Danlos…
Syndrome, de Lange

See: de Lange syndrome
Syndrome, deafness-ichthyosis-keratitis

See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
Syndrome, dengue shock

A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage (bleeding) and circulatory collapse (shock). Known also as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), it starts abruptly…
Syndrome, DiGeorge

See: DiGeorge syndrome
Syndrome, Down

A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). Down syndrome causes mental retardation, a characteristic face, and multiple malformations. Down syndrome is a relatively common birth…
Syndrome, Duane

See: Duane syndrome
Syndrome, dumping

A group of symptoms that occur when food or liquid enters the small intestine too rapidly. These symptoms include cramps, nausea, diarrhea, and dizziness
Syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita

An inherited cause of bone-marrow failure, dyskeratosis congenita is a syndrome characterized by abnormal excess skin pigmentation, abnormal or absent nails, and mucosal leukoplakia (white premalignant areas on the lips…
Syndrome, Eagle

Inflammation of the styloid process, a spike-like projection sticking off the base of the skull. The tissues in the throat rub on this structure during the act of swallowing causing pain. The diagnosis of Eagle syndrome…
Syndrome, economy class

The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or just after) a long airplane flight, especially in economy class (tourist class) where there is the least space…
Syndrome, Edwards

This is trisomy 18 syndrome. There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this condition have multiple malformations and mental retardation due to the extra chromosome #18. The children…
Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos

See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Syndrome, Fahr

This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in certain of areas of the brain (including the basal ganglia and the cerebral…
Syndrome, fetal alcohol (FAS)

The sum total of a person's problems caused by maternal alcohol intake during pregnancy
Syndrome, fish-odor

An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience…
Syndrome, floppy baby

A general medical reference to an abnormal condition of newborns and infants manifested by inadequate tone of the muscles. It can be due to a multitude of different neurologic and muscle problems. See also Hypotonia.
Syndrome, fragile X

The most common heritable form of mental retardation, occurring in about one in two thousand males and a smaller percentage of females. Characteristics of Fragile X syndrome in boys include prominent or long ears, a…
Syndrome, Frey

Sweating on one side of the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food as a result of damage to a nerve that goes to the large saliva gland in the cheek (the parotid gland). Frey syndrome is the…
Syndrome, Gareis-Mason

See Syndrome, MASA
Syndrome, Gelineau

A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Named for a French neurologist, JBE Gelineau (1859-1906). Also known as narcolepsy. The disorder is often associated with…
Syndrome, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker

This condition is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately to injured blood vessel walls and as a result of this problem there is abnormal bleeding. The giant platelet…
Syndrome, giant platelet

Nard-Soulier syndrome): This condition is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately to injured blood vessel walls and as a result of this problem there is abnormal…
Syndrome, Gilbert

See Gilbert syndrome
Syndrome, goiter-deafness

See Pendred syndrome
Syndrome, Gower (situational syncope)

The temporary loss of consciousness in particular kinds of situations. (Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, fainting). The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse and include…
Syndrome, Guillain-Barre

See: Guillain-Barre syndrome
Syndrome, Gulf War

See: Gulf War syndrome