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Kartagener syndrome

Kartagener syndrome noun: the combination of primary ciliary dyskinesia, situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis.

Noun

Kartagener syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The combination of primary ciliary dyskinesia, situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis.

Origin of Kartagener syndrome

Named after M. Kartagener, who published a report about it in 1933.

Questions about Kartagener syndrome

What does Kartagener syndrome mean?
Kartagener syndrome means the combination of primary ciliary dyskinesia, situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis.
What part of speech is Kartagener syndrome?
Kartagener syndrome is a noun.

Words near Kartagener syndrome in the dictionary

  1. karsts
  2. karstwater
  3. karsy
  4. Karsyn
  5. kart
  6. Kartagener syndrome
  7. Kartagener's syndrome
  8. Kartaly
  9. kartavya
  10. kartavyas
  11. Kartchner

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