Evans syndrome

noun

An autoimmune disease in which the individual's immune system attacks the red blood cells and platelets.

Meanings

nounEvans syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn autoimmune disease in which the individual's immune system attacks the red blood cells and platelets.

Origin

First described in 1951 by R. S. Evans and colleagues.

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