floppy infant syndrome
Hypotonia.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Doctors check for floppy infant syndrome if a baby seems very weak.”
“The pediatrician performed a physical exam to determine if the baby's lack of muscle tone indicated floppy infant syndrome.”
“After observing the newborn's inability to maintain a flexed posture, the specialist initiated a series of diagnostic tests to investigate the possibility of floppy infant syndrome.”
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China syndrome
A hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and (if on land) penetrates the Earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.
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derangement Syndrome
The acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal and balanced people triggered by the mention of a specific topic.
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revolving door syndrome
A situation in which employee turnover in an organization is inordinately high.
Last updated August 10, 2026