Etymology

Fanconi syndrome

Today it means: A disease of the proximal renal tubules of the kidney in which glucose, amino acids, uric acid, phosphate and bicarbonate are passed into the urine, instead of being reabsorbed. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Guido Fanconi, a Swiss pediatrician.

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