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Dressler's syndrome

Dressler's syndrome noun: a form of pericarditis that occurs in relation to damage to the myocardium or pericardium.

Noun

Dressler's syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Dressler's syndromes)

  1. A form of pericarditis that occurs in relation to damage to the myocardium or pericardium.

Forms of Dressler's syndrome

pluralDressler's syndromes

Origin of Dressler's syndrome

First characterized by William Dressler at Maimonides Medical Center in 1956.

Questions about Dressler's syndrome

What does Dressler's syndrome mean?
Dressler's syndrome means a form of pericarditis that occurs in relation to damage to the myocardium or pericardium.
What part of speech is Dressler's syndrome?
Dressler's syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of Dressler's syndrome?
The plural of Dressler's syndrome is Dressler's syndromes.

Words near Dressler's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. dressish
  2. Dresslar
  3. Dresslars
  4. Dressler
  5. Dressler syndrome
  6. Dressler's syndrome
  7. Dressler's syndromes
  8. Dresslers
  9. dressless
  10. dresslessness
  11. dresslike

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