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Ortner's syndrome

Ortner's syndrome noun: a rare cardiovocal syndrome involving recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy from cardiovascular disease.

Noun

Ortner's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare cardiovocal syndrome involving recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy from cardiovascular disease.

Origin of Ortner's syndrome

First described by Austrian physician Norbert Ortner in 1897.

Questions about Ortner's syndrome

What does Ortner's syndrome mean?
Ortner's syndrome means a rare cardiovocal syndrome involving recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy from cardiovascular disease.
What part of speech is Ortner's syndrome?
Ortner's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Ortner's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Ortman
  2. Ortmann
  3. Ortmanns
  4. Ortmans
  5. Ortner
  6. Ortner's syndrome
  7. Ortners
  8. ortokeratosis
  9. Ortokid
  10. Ortokids
  11. ortol

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