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Reye's syndrome
[ rahyz, reyz ]
noun
, Pathology.
- an uncommon, severe disorder occurring primarily in children after a viral illness, as influenza or chickenpox, and associated with aspirin usage, involving swelling of the brain and liver and affecting other organs: symptoms include fever, projectile vomiting, confusion, and, sometimes, respiratory arrest.
Reye's syndrome
/ raɪz; reɪz /
noun
- a rare metabolic disease in children that can be fatal, involving damage to the brain, liver, and kidneys
Reye's syndrome
/ rīz /
- A rare, acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chickenpox or influenza.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Reye's syndrome1
After Ralph Douglas Kenneth Reye (1912–78), Australian pediatrician, who co-wrote a description of the syndrome in 1963
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Reye's syndrome1
C20: named after R. D. K. Reye (1912–78) Australian paediatrician
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