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POEMS syndrome

POEMS syndrome noun: a rare medical syndrome, the combination of a plasma-cell proliferative disorder (typically myeloma), polyneuropathy, and effects on many other organ systems.

Noun

POEMS syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare medical syndrome, the combination of a plasma-cell proliferative disorder (typically myeloma), polyneuropathy, and effects on many other organ systems.

Synonyms of POEMS syndrome

Origin of POEMS syndrome

Coined by Bardwick et al in 1980 as an acronym of some of the main features (though this list is neither exhaustive nor always accurate): polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy or edema, M-protein (an abnormal immunoglobulin), and skin abnormalities.

Questions about POEMS syndrome

What does POEMS syndrome mean?
POEMS syndrome means a rare medical syndrome, the combination of a plasma-cell proliferative disorder (typically myeloma), polyneuropathy, and effects on many other organ systems.
What part of speech is POEMS syndrome?
POEMS syndrome is a noun.

Words near POEMS syndrome in the dictionary

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  2. poemlet
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  4. poemlike
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