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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome noun: any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.

Noun

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Ehlers-Danlos syndromes)

  1. Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome meaning in Vietnamese

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in Vietnamese

inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
hội chứng Ehlers-Danlos

Synonyms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

pluralEhlers-Danlos syndromes

Origin of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Named after two doctors, Edvard Ehlers and Henri-Alexandre Danlos, who identified the syndrome at the turn of the 20th century.

Questions about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

What does Ehlers-Danlos syndrome mean?
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome means any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.
What is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in Vietnamese?
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in Vietnamese is hội chứng Ehlers-Danlos. See Ehlers-Danlos syndrome meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?
The plural of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.

Words near Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Ehle
  2. Ehlen
  3. Ehlens
  4. Ehler
  5. Ehlers
  6. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  7. Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
  8. Ehlers-Geren-Sachs theorem
  9. Ehlert
  10. Ehlerts
  11. Ehles

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