behcet's disease

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Definition von behcet's disease im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Alternative spelling of Behçet's disease

{i} uncommon multisystem disease characterised by chronic inflammation of blood vessels (ulceration in the mouth and genitalia, iritis, uveitis, arthritis and thrombophlebitis)

Silbentrennung

behcet's dis·ease

Synonyme

behçet's syndrome, morbus behçet, silk road disease

Etymologie

() Named for Hulusi Behçet (1889-1948), a Turkish dermatologist who studied the disease in 1924.