behcet's disease

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Definition of behcet's disease in English English dictionary

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)

Hyphenation

behcet's dis·ease

Synonyms

behçet's syndrome, morbus behçet, silk road disease

Etymology

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