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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after two doctors, Edvard Ehlers and Henri-Alexandre Danlos, who identified the syndrome at the turn of the 20th century.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.
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Synonyms

cutis hyperelastica · EDS

Translations (7)

de Ehlers–Danlos-Syndrom (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen) · ja エーラス・ダンロス症候群 (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen) · fi Ehlers–Danlosin syndrooma (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen) · pt síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen) · vi hội chứng Ehlers-Danlos (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen) · cmn 埃勒斯-當洛綜合徵 /埃勒斯-当洛综合征 (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen) · fr Syndrome d'Ehlers-Danlos (inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen)

wikipedia: Edvard Ehlers · wikipedia: Henri-Alexandre Danlos