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Dunbar syndrome

Dunbar syndrome noun: a rare condition characterized by abdominal pain attributed to compression of the celiac artery and the celiac ganglia by the median arcuate ligament.

Noun

Dunbar syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare condition characterized by abdominal pain attributed to compression of the celiac artery and the celiac ganglia by the median arcuate ligament.
    Synonyms:
    MALS

Synonyms of Dunbar syndrome

Origin of Dunbar syndrome

Named after J. David Dunbar, one of the researchers who described it in the 1960s.

Questions about Dunbar syndrome

What does Dunbar syndrome mean?
Dunbar syndrome means a rare condition characterized by abdominal pain attributed to compression of the celiac artery and the celiac ganglia by the median arcuate ligament.
What part of speech is Dunbar syndrome?
Dunbar syndrome is a noun.

Words near Dunbar syndrome in the dictionary

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  2. Dunbabin
  3. Dunbabins
  4. Dunball
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  6. Dunbar syndrome
  7. Dunbar's number
  8. Dunbars
  9. Dunbarton
  10. Dunbartonshire
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