carcinoid syndrome

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noun Pathology.

the systemic effects, including flushing, palpitations, diarrhea, and cramps, resulting from increased blood levels of serotonin secreted by a carcinoid.

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Also called car·ci·noi·do·sis

[kahr-suh-noi-doh-sis]. /ˌkɑr sə nɔɪˈdoʊ sɪs/.

Words nearby carcinoid syndrome

carcinoembryonic antigen, carcinogen, carcinogenesis, carcinogenic, carcinoid, carcinoid syndrome, carcinolytic, carcinoma, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, carcinoma in situ, carcinoma simplex

How to use carcinoid syndrome in a sentence

Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Jolly somehow finds the time to also manage a restaurant and help kids who have Autism and Down syndrome ride horses.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture|Eliza Krigman|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.
McCain’s 13 Favorite Soldiers|Sandra McElwaine|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down Syndrome.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

However, the current thinking is that Merrick may have suffered from Proteus syndrome.
The True Story of ‘The Elephant Man’|Russell Saunders|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Ganser syndrome, or twilight state, has been enlarged upon, and several variations of this condition have been isolated.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
I have recently observed the Ganser syndrome in an undoubted case of toxic-exhaustion psychosis.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
I will not go mad, but I will go into the adrenal syndrome unless I can end this soon.
The Issahar Artifacts|Jesse Franklin Bone
This is the classical "damned if you do and damned if you don't" syndrome.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
We are in the classical "damned if we do and damned if we don't" syndrome.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman

Medical definitions for carcinoid syndrome

carcinoid syndrome

A group of signs and symptoms including diarrhea, bronchospasm, skin flushing, and valvular heart disease caused primarily by serotonin secreted by carcinoid tumors that have metastasized to the liver.