Stevens-Johnson syndrome

noun

A life-threatening condition affecting the skin in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis.

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Meanings

nounStevens-Johnson syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA life-threatening condition affecting the skin in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis.

Origin

Named for Albert Mason Stevens and Frank Chambliss Johnson, American pediatricians who jointly published a description of the disorder in 1922.

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Translations

French syndrome de Stevens-Johnson
  • syndrome de Stevens-JohnsonTranslations
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APA

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

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“Stevens-Johnson syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stevens-Johnson%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stevens-Johnson syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stevens-Johnson%20syndrome.

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