Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

noun

Adrenal gland failure caused by hemorrhages in those glands, commonly because of sepsis.

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Meanings

nounWaterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAdrenal gland failure caused by hemorrhages in those glands, commonly because of sepsis.
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