Meanings
plural Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
- countableuncountablemedicineAny of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.
But [Lena] Dunham also writes, in a wry and rueful voice, about her struggles with painful chronic illness (Dunham has endometriosis and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome); […].
2026 April 11, David Marchese, “Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: cutis hyperelastica, EDS
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.
Origin
Named after two doctors, Edvard Ehlers and Henri-Alexandre Danlos, who identified the syndrome at the turn of the 20th century.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 埃勒斯-當洛綜合徵 /埃勒斯-当洛综合征
- 埃勒斯-當洛綜合徵 /埃勒斯-当洛综合征 (Āilèsī-Dāngluò zōnghézhēng)inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
Finnish Ehlers–Danlosin syndrooma
- Ehlers–Danlosin syndroomainherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
French Syndrome d'Ehlers-Danlos
- Syndrome d'Ehlers-Danlosinherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
German Ehlers–Danlos-Syndrom
- Ehlers–Danlos-Syndrominherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
Japanese エーラス・ダンロス症候群
- エーラス・ダンロス症候群 (ērasu-danrosu shōkō-gun)inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
Portuguese síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos
- síndrome de Ehlers-Danlosinherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
Vietnamese hội chứng Ehlers-Danlos
- hội chứng Ehlers-Danlosinherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
Cite this entry
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ehlers-Danlos%20syndrome
“Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ehlers-Danlos%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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