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Schnitzler syndrome

Schnitzler syndrome noun: a rare disease characterised by chronic hives and periodic fever, bone and joint pain (sometimes with joint inflammation), weight loss, malaise, fatigue, swollen lymph glands and enlarged spleen and liver.

Noun

Schnitzler syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare disease characterised by chronic hives and periodic fever, bone and joint pain (sometimes with joint inflammation), weight loss, malaise, fatigue, swollen lymph glands and enlarged spleen and liver.

Origin of Schnitzler syndrome

Named after the French dermatologist L. Schnitzler, who first described it in 1972.

Questions about Schnitzler syndrome

What does Schnitzler syndrome mean?
Schnitzler syndrome means a rare disease characterised by chronic hives and periodic fever, bone and joint pain (sometimes with joint inflammation), weight loss, malaise, fatigue, swollen lymph glands and enlarged spleen and liver.
What part of speech is Schnitzler syndrome?
Schnitzler syndrome is a noun.

Words near Schnitzler syndrome in the dictionary

  1. schnitzels
  2. schnitzely
  3. Schnitzer
  4. Schnitzers
  5. Schnitzler
  6. Schnitzler syndrome
  7. Schnitzlers
  8. schnocker
  9. schnockered
  10. schnockers
  11. schnoodle

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