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syndrome vs Gulf War syndrome

Gulf War syndrome vs syndrome

syndrome and Gulf War syndrome both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syndrome Yes No No No
Gulf War syndrome Yes No No No
As nouns, Gulf War syndrome is a hyponym of syndrome; that is, Gulf War syndrome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than syndrome:
  • syndrome: a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  • Gulf War syndrome: a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders
syndrome (noun) Gulf War syndrome (noun)
a complex of concurrent things a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders
a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Difference between syndrome and Gulf War syndrome

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