Umbrella term Sentence Examples

umbrella term
  • Similarly, in medical language, gluten has come to be used as an umbrella term for cereal grains that cause a reaction for individuals with celiac disease or milder sensitivities, but this is a misnomer.

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  • Technically, couples can't dissolve a marriage under the common law umbrella term.

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  • Remember, too, that "jacket" is quite an umbrella term in the fashion world.

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  • Adjustment disorder is an umbrella term for several mental states characterized by noticeable behavioral and/or emotional symptoms.

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  • Additional disorders that fall under the autism umbrella term are Rett syndrome, Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) or atypical autism.

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  • Dementia is an umbrella term that includes the different types of dementia.

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  • Any other agency falling under the umbrella term of the "federal government," including those organizations supervised, insured, and regulated by the government, are qualified to be lenders.

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