Reiter's syndrome

[ rahy-terz ]

nounPathology.
  1. a disease of unknown cause, occurring primarily in adult males, marked by urethritis, conjunctivitis, and arthritis.

Origin of Reiter's syndrome

1
After Hans Conrad Julius Reiter (1881–1969), German bacteriologist, who described it in 1916
  • Also called Reiter's disease .

Words Nearby Reiter's syndrome

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