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Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome noun: a rare syndrome characterized by multiple polyps of the digestive tract.

Noun

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare syndrome characterized by multiple polyps of the digestive tract.

Origin of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

It was characterized in 1955 by physician Leonard Wolsey Cronkhite Jr. and radiologist Wilma Jeanne Canada.

Questions about Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

What does Cronkhite-Canada syndrome mean?
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome means a rare syndrome characterized by multiple polyps of the digestive tract.
What part of speech is Cronkhite-Canada syndrome?
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is a noun.

Words near Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in the dictionary

  1. cronjob
  2. cronjobs
  3. cronk
  4. cronked
  5. Cronkhite
  6. Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
  7. Cronkhites
  8. cronking
  9. Cronkite
  10. Cronkitean
  11. Cronkitian

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