Hughes syndrome

/ (hjuːz) /

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noun

a condition of the autoimmune system caused by antibodies reacting against phospholipids, leading to thrombosis

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Word Origin for Hughes syndrome

C20: after Graham Hughes, British rheumatologist who described it in 1983

Words nearby Hughes syndrome

huggy, Hugh, Hugh Capet, Hughes, Hughes, Langston, Hughes syndrome, Hughie, Hugi, Hugin, Hugli, hug-me-tight

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How to use Hughes syndrome in a sentence

Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
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“I feel a shaking of the ground I stand on,” Carson tells Mrs. Hughes with trepidation.
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I believe there was a captain aboard, but Hughes kept throwing him out of the cockpit.
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I do not recall what sort of aeroplane Mr. Hughes had at the time; however, it was quite comfortable, as I recall.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Grant's pal Howard Hughes offered to fly them back to Los Angeles in his private plane.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
General Hughes was at the head of the police, but the surging mob pressed forward and cut the hose five times.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Footnote 76: Hughes, in his History of Barbadoes, says that the common people call the worm kitifonia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
By the time I gained my knees and had cleared the dirt from my eyes Hughes was working rapidly up the right-hand slope.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Hughes was there ahead of me and stood with a group of sullen-faced men who were being addressed by Ericus Dale.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Mr. Hughes was laid low through a severe cold, and brought to the gates of death.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane