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Secretan's syndrome

Secretan's syndrome noun: a rare condition of hard edema and traumatic hyperplasia of the back of the hand.

Noun

Secretan's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare condition of hard edema and traumatic hyperplasia of the back of the hand.

Origin of Secretan's syndrome

First described in 1901 by Swiss physician Henri-François Secretan.

Questions about Secretan's syndrome

What does Secretan's syndrome mean?
Secretan's syndrome means a rare condition of hard edema and traumatic hyperplasia of the back of the hand.
What part of speech is Secretan's syndrome?
Secretan's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Secretan's syndrome in the dictionary

  1. secretagogin
  2. secretagogue
  3. secretagogues
  4. secretaire
  5. secretaires
  6. Secretan's syndrome
  7. secretaress
  8. secretaresses
  9. secretarial
  10. secretarially
  11. secretarian

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