1. 综合症：在英文中,广义上Disease也包括外伤(injury)、残疾(disability)、紊乱(disorder)、综合症(syndrome)、感染(infection)以及非正常促销的目的就是要卖出产品,那么怎样才能把促销信(sales letter)写得吸引人、让人一看就对产品感兴趣呢?

2. 症候群：机能的偏差再造成一连串的症候. 用小写的s来代表症状集,好几个小s组合起来就成为一个大的症候群. 用大写的S来代表症候群. 证候集是功能(function)上的偏差,用F来代表. F2 s5 s6 s7 s8......S2 症候群 (Syndrome)

1. 综合征;综合症状
    A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms.

    e.g. Irritable bowel syndrome seems to affect more women than men...
           女性比男性更易患肠易激综合征。
    e.g. The syndrome is more likely to strike those whose immune systems are already below par.
           这种综合征更容易对那些免疫系统已经低于正常水平的人构成威胁。

2. (不良情况的)典型表现，典型行为
    You can refer to an undesirable condition that is characterized by a particular type of activity or behaviour as a syndrome .

syndrome的解释

    e.g. It''s a bit like the exam syndrome where you write down everything you know regardless of what has been asked...
           不论问题是什么就把所知道的统统写上，这有些像典型的考试心理。
    e.g. Scientists call this the ''it won''t affect me'' syndrome.
           科学家把这种现象称为“我无所谓”的典型表现。

1. a complex of concurrent things

    e.g. every word has a syndrome of meanings

2. a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease