English Explanatory Dictionary

CREST syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A multisystem connective tissue disorder, whose main features are calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.

Word forms

CREST syndrome

Etymology

Acronym from the first letters of the main features.

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