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  • 11Reye's syndrome — Reye s′ syn drome (rīz, rāz), n. pat a rare disorder occurring primarily in children after a viral illness and associated with aspirin usage, characterized by vomiting, swelling of the brain, and liver dysfunction • Etymology: after Ralph Douglas …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12Reye's syndrome — [rīz] n. [after R. D. Reye, Austral pathologist who first described it (1963)] a rare, acute, often fatal disease, usually of children, characterized by neurological disorders, swelling of the brain, and enlargement of the liver: it is associated …

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  • 13Reye'ssyndrome — Reye s syndrome (rīz, rāz) n. An acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chicken pox or… …

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  • 14Reye-Syndrom —   [ raɪ , nach einem zeitgenössischen australischen Arzt], akute, meist tödliche Leber Hirn Erkrankung, die v. a. im späten Säuglings und Kleinkindesalter im Anschluss an einen fieberhaften viralen Infekt der Atmungsorgane auftritt. Die genaue… …

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  • 15Reye's syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Reye s syndrome Caption = DiseasesDB = 11463 ICD10 = ICD10|G|93|7|g|90 ICD9 = ICD9|331.81 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001565 eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 399 MeshName = Reye+Syndrome MeshNumber = C06.552.241.649… …

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  • 16Reye-Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 G93.7 Reye Syndrom …

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  • 17Reye syndrome — Acute neurological illness in children, following influenza, chickenpox, or other viral infections. Vomiting, lethargy, and confusion begin as the child appears to be recovering. These symptoms are followed hours or days later by drowsiness,… …

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  • 18Reye syndrome — A sudden, sometimes fatal, disease of the brain (encephalopathy) with degeneration of the liver, occurs in children (most cases 4 12 years of age), comes after the chickenpox (varicella) or an influenza type illness, is also associated with… …

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  • 19Reye's syndrome — noun Etymology: R.D.K. Reye died 1977 Australian pathologist Date: 1965 an often fatal encephalopathy especially of childhood characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, and swelling of the kidneys and brain called also… …

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  • 20Reye syndrome — /reɪ ˈsɪndroʊm/ (say ray sindrohm) noun a rare condition of children, with the two major characteristics of encephalitis and liver failure, following on from a viral infection such as influenza, measles, etc. Also, Reye s syndrome. {named after… …