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Chilaiditi syndrome

Chilaiditi syndrome proper noun: a rare condition involving pain caused by transposition of a loop of large intestine (usually transverse colon) in between the diaphragm and the liver.

Proper noun

Chilaiditi syndrome

  1. A rare condition involving pain caused by transposition of a loop of large intestine (usually transverse colon) in between the diaphragm and the liver.

Origin of Chilaiditi syndrome

Named after the Greek radiologist Dimítrios Chilaiditi.

Questions about Chilaiditi syndrome

What does Chilaiditi syndrome mean?
Chilaiditi syndrome means a rare condition involving pain caused by transposition of a loop of large intestine (usually transverse colon) in between the diaphragm and the liver.
What part of speech is Chilaiditi syndrome?
Chilaiditi syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Chilaiditi syndrome in the dictionary

  1. chilacas
  2. chilacayote
  3. chilacayotes
  4. Chilachap
  5. Chilaiditi sign
  6. Chilaiditi syndrome
  7. Chilaiditi's sign
  8. chilam
  9. Chilambram
  10. chilams
  11. Chilanga

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