Etymology

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

Today it means: A rare syndrome characterized by multiple polyps of the digestive tract. Full definition →

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It was characterized in 1955 by physician Leonard Wolsey Cronkhite Jr. and radiologist Wilma Jeanne Canada.

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