Etymology

Achard-Thiers syndrome

Today it means: A rare disorder mainly occurring in postmenopausal women, characterized by type II diabetes mellitus and signs related to androgen overproduction. Full definition →

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Named after French internists Émile Achard (1860–1944) and Joseph Thiers.

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