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Lemierre's syndrome

Lemierre's syndrome proper noun: thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

Proper noun

Lemierre's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

Origin of Lemierre's syndrome

Named after André Lemierre, who documented a number of cases in 1936.

Questions about Lemierre's syndrome

What does Lemierre's syndrome mean?
Lemierre's syndrome means thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.
What part of speech is Lemierre's syndrome?
Lemierre's syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Lemierre's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Lemerys
  2. lemes
  3. Lemhi
  4. Lemhi County
  5. Lemi
  6. Lemierre's syndrome
  7. Lemieux
  8. leming
  9. Lemings
  10. Lemington
  11. leminoprazole

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