Reiter's syndrome

American  

[rahy-terz] / ˈraɪ tərz /

noun

Pathology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of Reiter's syndrome

After Hans Conrad Julius Reiter (1881–1969), German bacteriologist, who described it in 1916

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Reiter's syndrome

At the other extreme is the example of the postinfectious arthritis known for half a century as Reiter’s syndrome.

From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2015

In the same year, she married the Irish Canadian actor Ronan O'Casey, but only a few weeks later was paralysed by Reiter's syndrome and told she might never walk again.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2011

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