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Mendelson's syndrome

Mendelson's syndrome noun: a form of chemical pneumonitis caused by aspiration of stomach contents (principally gastric acid) during anesthesia in childbirth.

Noun

Mendelson's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A form of chemical pneumonitis caused by aspiration of stomach contents (principally gastric acid) during anesthesia in childbirth.

Origin of Mendelson's syndrome

Named in 1946 for American obstetrician and cardiologist Curtis Lester Mendelson.

Questions about Mendelson's syndrome

What does Mendelson's syndrome mean?
Mendelson's syndrome means a form of chemical pneumonitis caused by aspiration of stomach contents (principally gastric acid) during anesthesia in childbirth.
What part of speech is Mendelson's syndrome?
Mendelson's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Mendelson's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Mendells
  2. Mendels
  3. Mendelsohn
  4. Mendelsohns
  5. Mendelson
  6. Mendelson's syndrome
  7. Mendelsons
  8. Mendelssohn
  9. Mendelssohnian
  10. Mendelssohnic
  11. Mendelssohns

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