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Hughes syndrome

/ hjuːz /

noun

  1. a condition of the autoimmune system caused by antibodies reacting against phospholipids, leading to thrombosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hughes syndrome1

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

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