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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
[ ey-lerz dan-los, -luhs ]
/ ˈeɪ lərz ˈdæn lɒs, -ləs /
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noun Pathology.
a rare hereditary disease of connective tissue, characterized by joint hypermotility and abnormally stretchable skin.
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Origin of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
After Edvard Ehlers (1863–1937), Danish dermatologist, and Henri Alexandre Danlos (1844–1912), French dermatologist, who separately reported it in 1901 and 1908
Words nearby Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Egyptian Mau, Egyptian ophthalmia, Egyptology, eh, EHF, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, EHO, E hoa, EHR, Ehrenbreitstein, Ehrenburg
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Medical definitions for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
[ ā′lərs-dăn′lŏs, -däɴ-lōs′ ]
n.
A hereditary disorder of the connective tissue characterized by overelasticity and friability of the skin, excessive extensibility of the joints, and fragility of the cutaneous blood vessels.cutis hyperelastica elastic skin
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