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Reynolds syndrome

Reynolds syndrome noun: a rare secondary laminopathy, consisting of the combination of primary biliary cirrhosis and progressive systemic sclerosis.

Noun

Reynolds syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare secondary laminopathy, consisting of the combination of primary biliary cirrhosis and progressive systemic sclerosis.

Origin of Reynolds syndrome

Named after the American physician Telfer B. Reynolds (1921–2004), who first described it.

Questions about Reynolds syndrome

What does Reynolds syndrome mean?
Reynolds syndrome means a rare secondary laminopathy, consisting of the combination of primary biliary cirrhosis and progressive systemic sclerosis.
What part of speech is Reynolds syndrome?
Reynolds syndrome is a noun.

Words near Reynolds syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Reynolds Neck
  2. Reynolds number
  3. Reynolds numbers
  4. Reynolds operator
  5. Reynolds operators
  6. Reynolds syndrome
  7. Reynolds' pentad
  8. Reynoldses
  9. Reynoldsian
  10. reynoldsite
  11. Reynosa

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