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Plummer-Vinson syndrome en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after the American physician Henry Stanley Plummer and the American surgeon Porter Paisley Vinson.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A rare disease characterized by difficulty in swallowing, iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs.

Synonyms

Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome · sideropenic dysphagia