| Syndrome | Disease |
| Can have a number of causes. These causes can change with age, time etc. | A disease has a well-defined biological cause. |
| Does not have defined group of symptoms. The symptoms present are not consistent. Some patients show some symptoms; others may show different symptoms of the same disease. | There is a defined group of symptoms. |
| For syndromes, treatment is there; but there is no complete cure. | Diseases can be cured completely. . |
| No change in anatomy. | Results in changes in anatomy of the body |
| These are topics of research in medical science. They are a medical mystery for physicians; whose treatments are still under consideration and research. | There treatments have been researched completely. Only improvements in the present treatments are done. |
