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Hunter-Russell syndrome

Hunter-Russell syndrome noun: a condition caused by methylmercury(organic Hg) poisoning, characterised by paresthesia, ataxia, and impaired speech and vision.

Noun

Hunter-Russell syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition caused by methylmercury(organic Hg) poisoning, characterised by paresthesia, ataxia, and impaired speech and vision.

Origin of Hunter-Russell syndrome

Named after D. Hunter and D. S. Russell, who wrote about it in 1940.

Questions about Hunter-Russell syndrome

What does Hunter-Russell syndrome mean?
Hunter-Russell syndrome means a condition caused by methylmercury(organic Hg) poisoning, characterised by paresthesia, ataxia, and impaired speech and vision.
What part of speech is Hunter-Russell syndrome?
Hunter-Russell syndrome is a noun.

Words near Hunter-Russell syndrome in the dictionary

  1. hunter-gatherers
  2. hunter-gathering
  3. hunter-gathers
  4. hunter-killer
  5. hunter-killers
  6. Hunter-Russell syndrome
  7. Hunterdon County
  8. hunteress
  9. Hunterian
  10. hunterlike
  11. hunters

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