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Heerfordt syndrome

Heerfordt syndrome noun: a rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves.

Noun

Heerfordt syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves.

Synonyms of Heerfordt syndrome

Origin of Heerfordt syndrome

First described in 1909 by Danish ophthalmologist Christian Frederick Heerfordt.

Questions about Heerfordt syndrome

What does Heerfordt syndrome mean?
Heerfordt syndrome means a rare form of sarcoidosis, with symptoms including uveitis, swelling of the parotid gland, chronic fever, and sometimes palsy of the facial nerves.
What part of speech is Heerfordt syndrome?
Heerfordt syndrome is a noun.

Words near Heerfordt syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Heerde
  2. heere
  3. heered
  4. heerefore
  5. Heerenveen
  6. Heerfordt syndrome
  7. Heerfordt-Mylius syndrome
  8. Heerfordt-Waldenström syndrome
  9. Heerlen
  10. Heerman
  11. Heermann

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