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Sandifer syndrome

Sandifer syndrome noun: a paediatric medical disorder characterised by gastrointestinal symptoms and associated neurological features.

Noun

Sandifer syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A paediatric medical disorder characterised by gastrointestinal symptoms and associated neurological features.

Origin of Sandifer syndrome

First described in 1964 by Austrian neurologist Marcel Kinsbourne, who named the syndrome after his mentor, British neurologist Paul Sandifer, who had cared for the patients involved.

Questions about Sandifer syndrome

What does Sandifer syndrome mean?
Sandifer syndrome means a paediatric medical disorder characterised by gastrointestinal symptoms and associated neurological features.
What part of speech is Sandifer syndrome?
Sandifer syndrome is a noun.

Words near Sandifer syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Sandiegos
  2. sandier
  3. sandies
  4. sandiest
  5. Sandifer
  6. Sandifer syndrome
  7. sandification
  8. Sandiford
  9. Sandifords
  10. Sandiganbayan
  11. Sandigo

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