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Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Plummer-Vinson syndrome noun: a rare disease characterized by difficulty in swallowing, iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs.

Noun

Plummer-Vinson syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare disease characterized by difficulty in swallowing, iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs.
    Synonyms:
    Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome, sideropenic dysphagia

Synonyms of Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Origin of Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Named after the American physician Henry Stanley Plummer and the American surgeon Porter Paisley Vinson.

Questions about Plummer-Vinson syndrome

What does Plummer-Vinson syndrome mean?
Plummer-Vinson syndrome means a rare disease characterized by difficulty in swallowing, iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs.
What part of speech is Plummer-Vinson syndrome?
Plummer-Vinson syndrome is a noun.

Words near Plummer-Vinson syndrome in the dictionary

  1. plumlike
  2. plummed
  3. Plummer
  4. plummer block
  5. plummer blocks
  6. Plummer-Vinson syndrome
  7. Plummers
  8. plummest
  9. plummet
  10. plummeted
  11. plummeter

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