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Hughes syndrome

British  
/ hjuːz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Hughes syndrome

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

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Dr Hughes now diagnoses patients with Hughes Syndrome.

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