Hurley staging system

proper noun

A system used to classify the severity of hidradenitis suppurativa by categorizing it into Hurley stages.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Hurley staging system
  1. dermatologyA system used to classify the severity of hidradenitis suppurativa by categorizing it into Hurley stages.

Origin

Eponymous, after dermatologist H. J. Hurley.

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

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