Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

noun

A rare syndrome characterized by multiple polyps of the digestive tract.

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Meanings

nounCronkhite-Canada syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare syndrome characterized by multiple polyps of the digestive tract.

Origin

It was characterized in 1955 by physician Leonard Wolsey Cronkhite Jr. and radiologist Wilma Jeanne Canada.

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

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