REYE'S SYNDROME


Meaning of REYE'S SYNDROME in English

[ 'reɪz , 'rʌɪz ]

■ noun a life-threatening metabolic disorder in young children, of uncertain cause.

Origin

1960s: named after the Australian paediatrician Ralph D. K. Reye .

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