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Named after Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet (1889–1948), who studied the disease in 1924.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A multi-system disorder involving ulcerations on the mouth and sometimes the genitals, notorious for causing hypopyon uveitis (actually a rare symptom). Full definition →
Named after Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet (1889–1948), who studied the disease in 1924.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.