CREST syndrome

noun

A multisystem connective tissue disorder, whose main features are calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.

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Meanings

nounCREST syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA multisystem connective tissue disorder, whose main features are calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.

Origin

Acronym from the first letters of the main features.

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CREST syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CREST%20syndrome

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