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Kawasaki disease
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noun Pathology.
an acute illness of unknown cause, occurring primarily in children, characterized by high fever, swollen lymph glands, rash, redness in mouth and throat, and joint pain.
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Origin of Kawasaki disease
1980–85; after Japanese pediatrician Tomisaku Kawasaki, who first described it
Words nearby Kawasaki disease
Kawaguchi, kawakawa, kawanatanga, Kawartha Lakes, Kawasaki, Kawasaki disease, Kawasaki's disease, kawau, Kay, kayak, Kaye
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Medical definitions for Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease
[ kä′wə-sä′kē ]
n.
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
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