Imagine: Robots that help teach social skills to children with autism. Translation software that provides deaf students with a more fluid and interactive experience. Data analysis to determine effective methods to identify those with dyslexia.
These tools, which all incorporate artificial intelligence, aim to find better ways to detect, teach and assist those with learning disabilities. Some are already in classrooms; others are still in the research phase.
Social robots, which are made to interact with humans, can help teach social and educational skills to students of all abilities, including those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hearing impairments, Down syndrome and autism.
"How Robots Can Assist Students with Disabilities" by Alina Tugend, from THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 2022. Copyright © 2022 by The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Used under license.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Review the boldfaced word in the passage. By knowing that the Greek word sundromē means “to run together,” you can determine that the most likely meaning of syndrome is
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Responses
“a gathering of people with a similar affliction.”
“a gathering of people with a similar affliction.”
“separate diseases that share the same cause.”
“separate diseases that share the same cause.”
“a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.”
“a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.”
“a series of different but related illnesses.”
“a series of different but related illnesses.”
1 answer
The most likely meaning of "syndrome," based on the Greek word "sundromē" meaning "to run together," is
“a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.”
This interpretation aligns with the idea of various symptoms occurring together as part of a specific medical condition.
