Meanings
nounMendelson's syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of chemical pneumonitis caused by aspiration of stomach contents (principally gastric acid) during anesthesia in childbirth.
Origin
Named in 1946 for American obstetrician and cardiologist Curtis Lester Mendelson.
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