Plummer-Vinson syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare disease characterized by difficulty in swallowing, iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs.

Word forms

Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Etymology

Named after the American physician Henry Stanley Plummer and the American surgeon Porter Paisley Vinson.

Synonyms

Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome sideropenic dysphagia
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