Reye's syndrome

noun

A potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver.

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Meanings

nounReye's syndrome (uncountable)

alternative Reye syndrome

  1. uncountablemedicineA potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver.

    Reye's syndrome and Jamaican vomiting sickness are disorders of mitochondrial dysfunction, while MCAD is a defect in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids.

    1997, Norman Gitlin, The Liver and Systemic Disease, page 277

Origin

Named after Dr R. Douglas Reye.

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Translations

Czech Reyeův syndrom
  • Reyeův syndromthe disease
Turkish Reye sendromu
  • Reye sendromuthe disease
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