Etymology

Rotor syndrome

Today it means: A form of hyperbilirubinemia caused by impaired hepatocellular storage of conjugated bilirubin that leaks into plasma. Full definition →

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Named after the Filipino internist Arturo Belleza Rotor (1907–1988).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.