Kayser-Fleischer ring

noun

A dark ring surrounding the iris of the eye, indicative of various liver diseases.

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Meanings

nounKayser-Fleischer ring (plural Kayser-Fleischer rings)

plural Kayser-Fleischer rings

  1. medicineA dark ring surrounding the iris of the eye, indicative of various liver diseases.

Origin

Named after Dr. Bernhard Kayser and Dr. Bruno Fleischer, the German doctors who first described them in 1902 and 1903.

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

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“Kayser-Fleischer ring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kayser-Fleischer%20ring. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kayser-Fleischer ring,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kayser-Fleischer%20ring.

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