Satoyoshi syndrome

noun

A rare progressive disorder of presumed autoimmune cause, characterized by painful muscle spasms, alopecia, diarrhea, endocrinopathy with amenorrhoea, and secondary skeletal abnormalities.

Meanings

nounSatoyoshi syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare progressive disorder of presumed autoimmune cause, characterized by painful muscle spasms, alopecia, diarrhea, endocrinopathy with amenorrhoea, and secondary skeletal abnormalities.

Origin

Named after Eijiro Satoyoshi, who reported it in 1967.

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

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