English Explanatory Dictionary

Fanconi syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease of the proximal renal tubules of the kidney in which glucose, amino acids, uric acid, phosphate and bicarbonate are passed into the urine, instead of being reabsorbed.

Word forms

Fanconi syndrome

Etymology

Named after Guido Fanconi, a Swiss pediatrician.

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