Barraquer-Simons syndrome

noun

A rare form of lipodystrophy that usually first affects the head and then spreads to the thorax.

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Meanings

nounBarraquer-Simons syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare form of lipodystrophy that usually first affects the head and then spreads to the thorax.

Origin

Named for Luis Barraquer Roviralta (1855–1928), a Spanish physician, and Arthur Simons (1879–1942), a German physician.

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