Meanings
nounBywaters' syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountablecrush syndrome
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Origin
It was described by British physician Eric Bywaters in patients during the 1941 London Blitz.
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Bywaters' syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bywaters'%20syndrome
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“Bywaters' syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bywaters'%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bywaters' syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bywaters'%20syndrome.
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