Meanings
alternative Behcet's disease
- uncountablemedicineA multi-system disorder involving ulcerations on the mouth and sometimes the genitals, notorious for causing hypopyon uveitis (actually a rare symptom).
Synonyms: Behçet's syndrome, Morbus Behçet, Silk Road disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA multi-system disorder involving ulcerations on the mouth and sometimes the genitals, notorious for causing hypopyon uveitis (actually a rare symptom).
Origin
Named after Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet (1889–1948), who studied the disease in 1924.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan síndrome de Behçet, malaltia de Behçet
- síndrome de Behçetmulti-system disorder
- malaltia de Behçetmulti-system disorder
Chinese Mandarin 貝賽特氏症 /贝赛特氏症
- 貝賽特氏症 /贝赛特氏症 (Bèisàitèshì zhèng)multi-system disorder
Finnish Behçetin tauti
- Behçetin tautimulti-system disorder
Italian sindrome di Behçet
- sindrome di Behçetmulti-system disorder
Japanese ベーチェット病
- ベーチェット病 (Bēchetto-byō)multi-system disorder
Korean 베체트 병
- 베체트 병 (Becheteu byeong)multi-system disorder
Portuguese doença de Behçet
- doença de Behçetmulti-system disorder
Turkish Behçet hastalığı
- Behçet hastalığımulti-system disorder
Cite this entry
Behçet's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beh%C3%A7et's%20disease
“Behçet's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beh%C3%A7et's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Behçet's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beh%C3%A7et's%20disease.
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