Etymology

Valentino's syndrome

Today it means: Pain presenting in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, caused by a duodenal ulcer with perforation through the retroperitoneum. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the actor Rudolph Valentino, who had this condition.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.