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Liddle's syndrome

Liddle's syndrome noun: an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder characterized by early, and frequently severe, high blood pressure associated with low plasma renin activity, metabolic alkalosis, low blood potassium, and normal to low levels of aldosterone.

Noun

Liddle's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An autosomal-dominant genetic disorder characterized by early, and frequently severe, high blood pressure associated with low plasma renin activity, metabolic alkalosis, low blood potassium, and normal to low levels of aldosterone.

Origin of Liddle's syndrome

Named after American endocrinologist Grant Liddle, who described it in 1963.

Questions about Liddle's syndrome

What does Liddle's syndrome mean?
Liddle's syndrome means an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder characterized by early, and frequently severe, high blood pressure associated with low plasma renin activity, metabolic alkalosis, low blood potassium, and normal to low levels of aldosterone.
What part of speech is Liddle's syndrome?
Liddle's syndrome is a noun.

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