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Boerhaave syndrome

Boerhaave syndrome noun: rupture of the esophageal wall.

Noun

Boerhaave syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Rupture of the esophageal wall.

Origin of Boerhaave syndrome

First documented by the 18th-century physician Herman Boerhaave.

Questions about Boerhaave syndrome

What does Boerhaave syndrome mean?
Boerhaave syndrome means rupture of the esophageal wall.
What part of speech is Boerhaave syndrome?
Boerhaave syndrome is a noun.

Words near Boerhaave syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Boeress
  2. Boeresses
  3. boerewors
  4. Boerger
  5. Boergers
  6. Boerhaave syndrome
  7. boerhavinone
  8. boerhavinones
  9. boerie
  10. boeries
  11. Boerne

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