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Achenbach syndrome

Achenbach syndrome noun: paroxysmal hand hematoma.

Noun

Achenbach syndrome (uncountable)

  1. paroxysmal hand hematoma.

Forms of Achenbach syndrome

alternative formAchenbach's syndrome

Origin of Achenbach syndrome

Named after German internist Walter Achenbach, who published a description of it in the 1950s.

Questions about Achenbach syndrome

What does Achenbach syndrome mean?
Achenbach syndrome means paroxysmal hand hematoma.
What part of speech is Achenbach syndrome?
Achenbach syndrome is a noun.

Words near Achenbach syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Achem
  2. Achemon sphinx
  3. Achemyan
  4. Achemyans
  5. Achenbach
  6. Achenbach syndrome
  7. Achenbach's syndrome
  8. Achenbaches
  9. achene
  10. achenes
  11. achenia

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