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König's syndrome

König's syndrome noun: a syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals, constipation alternated with diarrhea, meteorism, gurgling sounds (hyper-peristalsis) on auscultation (especially in the right iliac fossa), and abdominal distension. It is caused by an incomplete obstruction of the small intestine and especially of the ileocecal valve.

Noun

König's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals, constipation alternated with diarrhea, meteorism, gurgling sounds (hyper-peristalsis) on auscultation (especially in the right iliac fossa), and abdominal distension. It is caused by an incomplete obstruction of the small intestine and especially of the ileocecal valve.

Origin of König's syndrome

Named after the German surgeon Franz König (1832–1910).

Questions about König's syndrome

What does König's syndrome mean?
König's syndrome means a syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals, constipation alternated with diarrhea, meteorism, gurgling sounds (hyper-peristalsis) on auscultation (especially in the right iliac fossa), and abdominal distension. It is caused by an incomplete obstruction of the small intestine and especially of the ileocecal valve.
What part of speech is König's syndrome?
König's syndrome is a noun.

Words near König's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. kölsch
  2. kölsches
  3. kölschs
  4. Köndringen
  5. König's disease
  6. König's syndrome
  7. Königsberg
  8. Königsberger Klopse
  9. Königstein im Taunus
  10. Königswartha
  11. Königswinter

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