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Kearns-Sayre syndrome

Kearns-Sayre syndrome noun: oculocraniosomatic disease.

Noun

Kearns-Sayre syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Oculocraniosomatic disease.
    Synonyms:
    KSS

Synonyms of Kearns-Sayre syndrome

Origin of Kearns-Sayre syndrome

The triad of CPEO, bilateral pigmentary retinopathy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities was first described in a case report of two patients in 1958 by Thomas P. Kearns (1922-2011) and George Pomeroy Sayre (1911-1992).

Questions about Kearns-Sayre syndrome

What does Kearns-Sayre syndrome mean?
Kearns-Sayre syndrome means oculocraniosomatic disease.
What part of speech is Kearns-Sayre syndrome?
Kearns-Sayre syndrome is a noun.

Words near Kearns-Sayre syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Kearley
  2. Kearleys
  3. Kearney
  4. Kearney County
  5. Kearns
  6. Kearns-Sayre syndrome
  7. Kearnses
  8. Kearny
  9. Kearny County
  10. Kears
  11. Kearse

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