Etymology

Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome

Today it means: Hypothyroidism in infancy or childhood characterised by lower-extremity or generalized muscular hypertrophy, myxoedema, short stature, and cretinism. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Emil Theodor Kocher, Robert Debré and Georges Semelaigne.

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