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Fanconi syndrome

Fanconi syndrome noun: a disease of the proximal renal tubules of the kidney in which glucose, amino acids, uric acid, phosphate and bicarbonate are passed into the urine, instead of being reabsorbed.

Noun

Fanconi syndrome

  1. A disease of the proximal renal tubules of the kidney in which glucose, amino acids, uric acid, phosphate and bicarbonate are passed into the urine, instead of being reabsorbed.

Origin of Fanconi syndrome

Named after Guido Fanconi, a Swiss pediatrician.

Questions about Fanconi syndrome

What does Fanconi syndrome mean?
Fanconi syndrome means a disease of the proximal renal tubules of the kidney in which glucose, amino acids, uric acid, phosphate and bicarbonate are passed into the urine, instead of being reabsorbed.
What part of speech is Fanconi syndrome?
Fanconi syndrome is a noun.

Words near Fanconi syndrome in the dictionary

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  4. Fanconi
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  6. Fanconi syndrome
  7. fancop
  8. fancruft
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