English Explanatory Dictionary

Kayser-Fleischer ring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dark ring surrounding the iris of the eye, indicative of various liver diseases.

Word forms

Kayser-Fleischer ring Kayser-Fleischer rings

Etymology

Named after Dr. Bernhard Kayser and Dr. Bruno Fleischer, the German doctors who first described them in 1902 and 1903.

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