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Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Stevens-Johnson syndrome noun: a life-threatening condition affecting the skin in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis.

Noun

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A life-threatening condition affecting the skin in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis.

Origin of Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Named for Albert Mason Stevens and Frank Chambliss Johnson, American pediatricians who jointly published a description of the disorder in 1922.

Questions about Stevens-Johnson syndrome

What does Stevens-Johnson syndrome mean?
Stevens-Johnson syndrome means a life-threatening condition affecting the skin in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis.
What part of speech is Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a noun.

Words near Stevens-Johnson syndrome in the dictionary

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