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Löffler's syndrome

Löffler's syndrome noun: a disease caused by accumulation of eosinophils in the lung in response to a parasitic infection.

Noun

Löffler's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A disease caused by accumulation of eosinophils in the lung in response to a parasitic infection.

Origin of Löffler's syndrome

Named after Wilhelm Löffler, who drew attention to the disease in 1932.

Questions about Löffler's syndrome

What does Löffler's syndrome mean?
Löffler's syndrome means a disease caused by accumulation of eosinophils in the lung in response to a parasitic infection.
What part of speech is Löffler's syndrome?
Löffler's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Löffler's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. López
  2. Löb's paradox
  3. Löb's theorem
  4. Löbau
  5. Löffler
  6. Löffler's syndrome
  7. Löfflers
  8. Löfgren syndrome
  9. löllingite
  10. löllingites
  11. löss

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