English Explanatory Dictionary

Goodpasture syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the basement membrane in lungs and kidneys, leading to bleeding from the lungs, glomerulonephritis, and kidney failure.

Word forms

Goodpasture syndrome

Synonyms

antiglomerular basement membrane disease

Related words

Goodpasture's antigen
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