Etymology

CREST syndrome

Today it means: A multisystem connective tissue disorder, whose main features are calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia. Full definition →

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Acronym from the first letters of the main features.

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