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Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome

Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome noun: plummer-Vinson syndrome.

Noun

Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Origin of Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome

Named after Derek Brown-Kelly and Donald Ross Paterson.

Questions about Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome

What does Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome mean?
Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome means plummer-Vinson syndrome.
What part of speech is Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome?
Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome is a noun.

Words near Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Paternot
  2. Pateros
  3. paters
  4. Paterson
  5. Paterson's curse
  6. Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome
  7. Patersonia
  8. Patersonian
  9. Patersonians
  10. Paterwic
  11. Paterwics

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