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Hughes-Stovin syndrome

Hughes-Stovin syndrome noun: a rare autoimmune disorder, a form of vasculitis.

Noun

Hughes-Stovin syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare autoimmune disorder, a form of vasculitis.

Origin of Hughes-Stovin syndrome

Named after the two British physicians, John Patterson Hughes and Peter George Ingle Stovin, who first described it in 1959.

Questions about Hughes-Stovin syndrome

What does Hughes-Stovin syndrome mean?
Hughes-Stovin syndrome means a rare autoimmune disorder, a form of vasculitis.
What part of speech is Hughes-Stovin syndrome?
Hughes-Stovin syndrome is a noun.

Words near Hughes-Stovin syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Hughes Brook
  2. Hughes County
  3. Hughes syndrome
  4. Hughes-Drever experiment
  5. Hughes-Drever experiments
  6. Hughes-Stovin syndrome
  7. Hughesdale
  8. Hughesdon
  9. Hughesdons
  10. Hughesian
  11. Hughesy

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