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Sneddon's syndrome

Sneddon's syndrome noun: a form of arteriopathy characterized by severe transient neurological symptoms, or stroke, and livedo reticularis or livedo racemosca.

Noun

Sneddon's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A form of arteriopathy characterized by severe transient neurological symptoms, or stroke, and livedo reticularis or livedo racemosca.

Origin of Sneddon's syndrome

Named for Dr. Ian Bruce Sneddon, who reported it in 1965.

Questions about Sneddon's syndrome

What does Sneddon's syndrome mean?
Sneddon's syndrome means a form of arteriopathy characterized by severe transient neurological symptoms, or stroke, and livedo reticularis or livedo racemosca.
What part of speech is Sneddon's syndrome?
Sneddon's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Sneddon's syndrome in the dictionary

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