Flammer syndrome

noun

A complex of clinical features caused mainly by vascular dysregulation. Symptoms include cold hands and feet and low blood pressure.

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Meanings

nounFlammer syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA complex of clinical features caused mainly by vascular dysregulation. Symptoms include cold hands and feet and low blood pressure.

Origin

Named after the Swiss ophthalmologist Josef Flammer.

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

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“Flammer syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flammer%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flammer syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flammer%20syndrome.

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