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SAPHO syndrome

SAPHO syndrome noun: any of a variety of inflammatory bone disorders that may be associated with skin changes, characterized by synovitis, arthritis, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis.

Noun

SAPHO syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Any of a variety of inflammatory bone disorders that may be associated with skin changes, characterized by synovitis, arthritis, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis.

Origin of SAPHO syndrome

Acronym from the symptoms.

Questions about SAPHO syndrome

What does SAPHO syndrome mean?
SAPHO syndrome means any of a variety of inflammatory bone disorders that may be associated with skin changes, characterized by synovitis, arthritis, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis.
What part of speech is SAPHO syndrome?
SAPHO syndrome is a noun.

Words near SAPHO syndrome in the dictionary

  1. saphire
  2. saphires
  3. saphirs
  4. saphism
  5. saphist
  6. SAPHO syndrome
  7. saphranin
  8. saphænous
  9. SAPI
  10. sapi-utan
  11. Sapia

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