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Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome

Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome noun: the ossification of the superior part of the medial collateral ligament of the knee.

Noun

Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The ossification of the superior part of the medial collateral ligament of the knee.

Synonyms of Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome

Origin of Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome

Named after the Italian surgeon A. Pellegrini (b. 1877) and the German surgeon A. Stieda (1869–1945) — though it had been discovered earlier.

Questions about Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome

What does Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome mean?
Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome means the ossification of the superior part of the medial collateral ligament of the knee.
What part of speech is Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome?
Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome is a noun.

Words near Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Pellecchias
  2. pelled
  3. Pellegrin
  4. pellegrina
  5. pellegrinas
  6. Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome
  7. Pellegrino
  8. Pellegrinos
  9. Pellegrins
  10. Pellene
  11. Peller

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